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The Servant

2010 · 124 min

A lush, bittersweet historical romance that blends playful seduction with class tension and a lingering sense of sacrifice.

Tagline
For love, any line can be crossed over.
Overview
A servant falls in love with a girl whom his master also desires. Although the girl loves the servant, she also longs to improve her station in life.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • class
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • obsession
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour4
Realism6
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
romance, drama, comedy
Directed by
Kim Dae-woo
Written by
Kim Dae-woo
Starring
Kim Joo-hyuk, Cho Yeo-jeong, Ryoo Seung-bum, Ryu Hyun-kyung, Song Sae-byuk, Oh Dal-su, Gong Hyung-jin, Lee Min-woong
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
124 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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