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	A Tale of Two Sisters - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A Tale of Two Sisters (장화, 홍련 Janghwa, Hongryeon) is a 2003 South Korean psychological horror film.
		The film opens in a psychiatric hospital, where a doctor is interviewing a young girl whose dark hair hangs over her face.
		The film ends in the house with Eun-joo discovering a ghostly presence; it apparently kills her though we cannot be sure.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/A_Tale_of_Two_Sisters (1835 words)

	A Tale Of Two Sisters @ Dark Dragon Style (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		When we first see her she is cheerily greeting the sisters on their return, but the way she is and the way she delivers her speech is just a fraction off normal to make it easy to see that there is something in the atmosphere not quite right.
		Her character is the stronger of the two sisters, and promises to always protect her younger sister.
		While A Tale Of Two Sisters also has the fl hair person in one scene, for all the Asian horror films I've seen it is still probably the most original after Ring, and is a serious attempt from South Korea at creating something to equal the classics.
	www.darkdragonstyle.com /dvds/dvds.asp?query=taleoftwo (3041 words)

	Film - A Tale of Two Sisters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The tantalizing and absorbing 'A Tale of Two Sisters' weaves a macabre, mesmerizing fairy tale.
		Instead, he goes for a macabre fairy tale dynamic within which his main characters–a pair of adolescent sisters traumatized after their mother’s death, a sinister stepmother, and a guilt-ridden father–function more as archetypes in the Roald Dahl mold.
		Soo-mi, who is deeply attached to her curiously quiet sister, seems troubled by her burgeoning womanhood (much is made of menstrual blood), terrorized by her stepmother and by nocturnal visions of her dead mother, all while her father hovers ineffectually in the background.
	www.laalternativepress.com /v03n18/film/antani.php (550 words)

	Spaced Out Forum -> FILM: A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
		In the case of 'A Tale of Two Sisters' the answer is well over an hour and hence it gains the moniker of "the most terrifying film I have ever seen".
		The film tells the story of two sisters (unsurprisingly) Soo-mi (Lim Su-jeong) and Soo-yeon (Mun Geun-yeong) who return to their family home after time away convalescing due to an unspecified illness.
		I would have been perfectly happy with the film's perplexing opening if we were treated to some kind of satisfactory explanation later on, unfortunately what we get is a tired twist that means the film demands a second viewing to make any sense.
	www.spaced-out.org.uk /forums/index.php?showtopic=8797 (2225 words)

	Ottawa XPress - Film - A Tale of Two Sisters
		I loved a Tale of Two Sisters...its the little glimpses that scare the most--more a feeling of foreboding than the in-your-face-leave-nothing-to-the-imagination of the slasher and monster horror films made in America.
		films such as ringu and gu-on, and now a tale of two sisters, are vital in the explorations of those shadows that we possess.
		Tale of Two sister is definately a different category of horror, and this article has thrown enough light on it.
	www.ottawaxpress.ca /film/film.aspx?iIDArticle=5520 (3064 words)

	The Film Asylum Review - A Tale of Two Sisters (Kap-su Kim)
		The tale is based on the lives of two sisters, Su-mi (Im Soo-jung) and Su-yeon (Moon Geun-young) who have just moved into a new home with their father Mu-hyeon (Kim Kab-su) and his new wife Eun-joo (Yeom Jeong-a).
		Throughout this time, the innocent and loving relationship between the two sisters lends real emotional power to the torments that they are forced to endure, and to the fact that ultimately, they are both alone.
		The final truth of the tale is a heartrending end to a tragedy that moved even this cynical horror fan.
	www.thefilmasylum.com /reviews/tale_2_sisters/tale_2_sisters.htm (407 words)

	slant // magazine.com: Film Review - A Tale of Two Sisters
		Sisters Su-mi (Lim Su-jeong) and Su-yeon (Mun Geun-yeong) return to their father's home from the hospital and repeatedly butt heads with their wicked stepmother (Yum Jung-ah).
		Only the women in the film seem to have access to the film's horrors: Something may be living inside a metaphoric closet, perhaps the same presence spotted by a visiting young woman after a disturbing seizure forces her to stare into the dark abyss beneath the kitchen sink.
		A monster emerges at one point from between the legs of one of the sisters, whose monthly cycles are in perfect sync.
	www.slantmagazine.com /film/film_review.asp?ID=1335 (264 words)

	[KFCC] Tale of Two Sisters, A Review
		That rare aspect also makes this film special when one considers the present tendency of the “disposable film” where you watch the movie once and send it off to the DVD graveyard to rot.
		It is really fascinating to discover the intricacies of the two sisters and their relationships with both themselves, and their parents.
		Whether or not the remake will compete against the original, I don’t know, but A Tale of Two Sisters is with a doubt one of the best Korean movies of this year and I strongly recommend it for a great midnight viewing.
	kfccinema.com /reviews/horror/taleoftwosisters/taleoftwosisters.html (1435 words)

	Hour.ca - Film - Movie details - Tale of Two Sisters (A)
		Two sisters are trapped in a household with an abusive stepmother and the possibility that one of them is already dead.
		It is a chamber drama involved two sisters, a father and a step mother.
		This is billed as a horror film, and it is, yet it is also a piercingly insightful drama of the human psyche in conflict.
	www.hour.ca /film/movie.aspx?iIDFilm=7246&v=vf (936 words)

	dOc DVD Review: A Tale of Two Sisters (2004)
		A Tale of Two Sisters is the brainchild of writer/director Kim Jee-Woon, a Korean filmmaker with a very short filmography, but one heck of a potential.
		A Tale of Two Sisters is a difficult film to review because it's nearly impossible to discuss the plot without fear of giving something away to those who have yet to see it.
		Extras Review: Fans of A Tale of Two Sisters (of which there will be many once more people see it) will instantly fall in love with this two-disc set, mainly due to the extensive amount of quality extra features that are spread out among the discs.
	www.digitallyobsessed.com /showreview.php3?ID=7186 (1759 words)

	L. Frank Baum - Free Online Library
		Buddy Ebsen, originally cast as the Scarecrow, had a severe allergic reaction from the aluminum dust used on his face, Margaret Hamilton, who played the Wicked Witch of the West, burned her face and right hand, and Betty Danko was put in the hospital after her broomstick exploded.
		In the film adaptation of Wizard of Oz, Dorothy (Judy Garland) is knocked unconscious during a tornado.
		The classic children's tale about farm girl Dorothy's unconscious trip to the mythical Land of Oz: includes the Munchkins, Wicked Witch of the West, and Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion, and Tinman.
	baum.thefreelibrary.com (1770 words)

	Amazon.com: A Tale of Two Sisters (Deluxe Edition): DVD: Ji-woon Kim,Kap-su Kim,Jung-ah Yum,Su-jeong Lim,Geun-yeong ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A worldwide hit upon its release and based on an old Korean fairy tale; two sisters (wonderfully played by Su-jeong Lim and Geun-yeong Mun) come to live with their cold and distant father and turn-on-a-dime stepmother in a house where nothing is as it seems.
		Two sisters Su-Mi and Su-Yeon return to their home after a period of convalescence after the death of their mother.
		A Tale of Two Sisters, otherwise known as Janghwa, Hongryeon, is a 2004 South Korean "horror" flick written and directed by Kim Ji-woon.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0007M2374?v=glance (2637 words)

	Janghwa, Hongryeon (2003) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Plot Summary: Two sisters who, after spending time in a mental institution, return to the home of their father and cruel stepmother...
		'A Tale of Two Sisters', or 'Janghwa, Hongryeon', is a true masterpiece.
		Mun Keun- yeong is equally convincing as her emotionally traumatized sister Su-yeon.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0365376 (529 words)

	A Tale of Two Sisters
		The story that forms the basis of A Tale of Two Sisters is a Korean folk legend that has been the raw material for five previous films, though here the director has altered the tale pretty substantially.
		The movie opens with two young sisters returning to their rural Korean abode after an absence whose nature is not at all delineated clearly.
		The film's direction is also steady throughout, with the capable hand of the filmmaker keeping the story interesting while at the same time occasionally alluding to recent films that must have served as his inspiration (an echo of Takashi Miike's Audition is pointedly obvious, for one).
	www.boxofficeprophets.com /hyde/twosisters.asp (875 words)

	2006 Philadelphia Film Festival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A disquietingly eerie haunted house story, A Tale of Two Sisters is also a feast for the senses, offering one of the most gorgeously designed and photographed genre films in recent years (one critic speculated that it may be the most beautiful Korean film ever made).
		Two sisters -- the older, more forceful Sui-mi and her younger, timid sibling Su-yeon -- return home after an unexplained absence.
		After the mother’s death, the father has remarried, and relations between the new stepmother and the two sisters are tense; Sui-mi believes that this new parent is abusive towards Su-yeon.
	www.phillyfests.com /pff/templates/film_details.cfm?id=2946 (330 words)

	Movie Review - Tale of Two Sisters, A - eFilmCritic
		In a parallel development, many of the original films are now making their way to arthouses so that fans of the genre can see them on the big screen instead of on a fifth-generation videotape.
		This time around, a pair of sisters return home to their distant father and evil stepmother after an unexplained hospital stay.
		Fans of such films might get a kick or two out of it but for anyone else, the recent rumor that the upcoming American remake (Dreamworks has already snagged the rights) may be turned into a star vehicle for the Olsen twins will prove to be something far scarier than anything on the screen.
	efilmcritic.com /review.php?movie=8251 (406 words)

	Film-Forward Review: [A TALE OF TWO SISTERS] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In the aftermath of their mother's death, two sisters (played by Lim Su-jeong and Mun Geun-yeong) become embattled with their shrew of a stepmom (Yum Jung-ah).
		A Tale of Two Sisters is an overly-ambitious mystical thriller where cheap scares are substituted for character development.
		The film is largely a plot-based workout for the mind, disguised as a horror film.
	www.film-forward.com /twosis.html (258 words)

	"A Tale of Two Sisters" reviewed on the official website of Laura Hird
		This is particularly true of writer-director Kim Jee-Woon’s ‘A Tale of Two Sisters.’ This is a gothic horror film rooted in a dysfunctional family with a tragic past.
		As time goes on, the two girls are increasingly terrorised, and the stepmother too appears to be losing her mind.
		Her stories are genuinely funny, but the dark undercurrent of the film is still there, and the scene ends in one of the film’s scarier moments.
	www.laurahird.com /filmreviews/ataleoftwosisters.html (1593 words)

	DVD Times - A Tale of Two Sisters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Moon Geun-young as the younger sister is appropriately sweet and frail, in stark contrast to Yeom Jeong-ah's suitably two-faced and malicious stepmother.
		Kim's knowledge of the horror genre is made apparent not only by the parallels between A Tale of Two Sisters and Western fare such as The Others and The Sixth Sense, but also in some clear visual references to Audition and Ringu, perhaps as an acknowledgment of the competition.
		A Tale of Two Sisters is a film that features an uneasy atmosphere, some chilling moments, and a subtle eroticism in its telling of a surprisingly sad and touching story.
	www.dvdtimes.co.uk /content.php?contentid=6085 (2303 words)

	James Matthew Barrie - Free Online Library
		Jamie, as he was called, heard tales of pirates from his mother, who read her children R.L. Stevenson's adventure stories in the evenings.
		Two of Barrie's best plays, Quality Street, about two sisters who start a school "for genteel children", and The Admirable Crichton, in which a butler saves a family after a shipwreck, were produced in London in 1902, and later filmed.
		Classic children's tale of Peter Pan and the Darling children, and their adventures in Neverland, including their battle with the fierce Captain Hook.
	barrie.thefreelibrary.com (1253 words)

	A Tale of Two Sisters (Janghwa, Hongryeon)
		A Tale of Two Sisters is based on an old Korean folktale of two sisters so abused by the capriciousness of the world that they're forced to take refuge in one another and within themselves.
		It's a gynaecological horror film, a menstrual anxiety movie, a ghost story, a travelogue of sin and guilt, and a coming-of-age melodrama--all of it wrapped around a feeling of fecundity that's almost visceral.
		Because A Tale of Two Sisters comes at a time when the nihilism of Asian horror is finding a sympathetic zeitgeist in the United States, that kind of active conjecture is unavoidable, but the way that it buggers pat explanations, even when the cards are on the table, speaks to the brilliance of the piece.
	filmfreakcentral.net /screenreviews/taleoftwosisters.htm (650 words)

	A Tale Of Two Sisters - Jef - Film-Critiques
		It was the top ranking horror film in Korea and in the latest wash of horror films coming in from Japan, A Tale of Two Sisters is hoping to ride the wave - soon to be a remake from Dreamworks.
		My biggest complaint about this film was that I was confused at various parts of the film.
		The movie is being released at various theatres around the USA as we speak, (December 2004), but I imagine the general public will not be aware of this film until the remake hits the big screen.
	www.film-critiques.com /ATaleof2sisters_1J.html (783 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: A Tale Of Two Sisters [2004]: DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Two sisters return home, after spending some time in a mental institution, to their father and cruel stepmother.
		A Tale of Two Sisters is deliberately paced and that serves to draw you deeper into this young girls world and creates a deeper empathy with her for when the film finally reveals its true self.
		However, this film to me, aside from being a little depressing, a touch confusing, and far too drawn out, was nothing more than some nicely presented cinematography.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000621OT8 (977 words)

	village voice > film > A Tale of Two Sisters by Michael Atkinson
		But the spiritual disjunctions aren't terribly simple: The question of who is haunting the house quickly becomes secondary to determining which of the four protagonists is certifiably mad, who will get sloppily murdered, and who is already a ghost.
		Beyond that, it may be a matter of personal taste whether by this point you consider the girl-ghost-with-filthy-fl-hair trope an iconic creep-out or overused shorthand.
		Either way, Kim's rather clumsily acted film remains monstrously effective ookiness, with crepuscular cinematography (by the Hollywood-destined Kim Byeong-il) that suggests a nightmare endured from inside a suffocating velvet pillowcase.
	www.villagevoice.com /issues/0450/atkinson3.php (238 words)

	Film Review: A Tale Of Two Sisters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In A Tale Of Two Sisters, an impressive supernatural thriller from Asia, two sisters Su-mi and Su-yeon, return home after treatment for a long illness.
		Not long afterwards, strange things start to happen, bumps in the night, weird noises, that sort of thing, and before long both start seeing the ghost of their dead mother wondering around the family home.
		Occasionally the moments of horror are telegraphed so you know what's coming and the director sadly insists on showing flashbacks of how things really are and how everything fits, in case you've not grasped it The twists in the tale are still enjoyable to watch and the horrific finale and final denouement nicely arrived at.
	www.iofilm.co.uk /fm/t/tale_of_two_sisters_2003_r2.shtml (238 words)

	A Tale Of Two Sisters
		Sadly, up until recently it was considered that both Korea and Hong Kong were lagging behind in the genre: Korea still has yet to really stake their claim on the horror market, unlike the HK crossover hit The Eye.
		Su-mi tells her that her sister has begun her period, to which Eun-joo scoffs and tells Su-mi it's a spooky coincidence that she, too, has started her period only that morning.
		Clearly one of the best-made Korean films to date, A Tale of Two Sisters is a title that all Asian horror aficionados should include in their collection.
	www.mandiapple.com /snowblood/ataleoftwosisters.htm (1668 words)

	channel4.com/film - A Tale Of Two Sisters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A Tale Of Two Sisters is arguably the most creepy tale to emerge from east Asia since Hideo Nakata's much-imitated 1998 masterpiece Ringu.
		The spine-chilling moments occur regularly in the first half of the film before giving way to somewhat histrionic moments and baffling, protracting twists.
		Su-Mi (Lim) and her younger sister Su-Yeon (Mun) arrive home with their father Mu-Hyun (Kim) after they've spent some time in hospital for an unspecified malady.
	www.channel4.com /film/reviews/film.jsp?id=133916 (212 words)

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