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InthisdarkandsexySouthKoreantragedy,DirectorLeeDooYongintertwinesnumerouslivesfroma16thcenturypalacetoillustratepower-hungrypeopletrappedbycruel,defunctlaws.Whenapuppetemperorseizespowertosatisfyhissexualdesires,abeautifulservantgirlfindsherselfelevatedtotherankoffirstconcubine.Unwillingatfirst,shesavorshernewfoundstatusandambitiouslyseekstorisehigher.Meanwhile,astheemperor'scommandsgrowperverseandharsh,ayoungconcubineandhernobleloverattempttoflee.Butnotonlymusttheyfacetheconcubine'sruthlessandpower-hungryfather,theymustalsodealwiththearmedpalaceguards.Behindthebrilliantrobes,idyllicsceneryandtranquilmusic,palaceofficialsschemeandservantsgroveltomakethebestofunyieldingsociallaws.EunuchpaintsapoliticalandbloodyimageofafeudalSouthKoreanpalacecharacterizedbypowerlesslivesanddeaths.Festivals:TorontoFilmFestival1987.
