Both are a lesbian romance. SPOILER WARNING! (The main characters end up falling in love even though they are both deceiving eachother. They both have a LOT of twists and some darker thriller/mystery elements. They both have a happy ending.) They are both based on novels. The novels are both very sexual.
They Both have lesbian romance. They both take place in the same time period. They both have a relationship between a woman that is of a higher status then the other. They both have many obstacles they have to overcome to be together and not be controlled by the expectations of the family/society they live in. They both have some spicy wlw scenes. SPOILER! They both go against the typical lesbian historical romance trope by having a happy ending for the lesbians!!!
Both have a stunning chemistry between the women and I also noticed that the pairs actresses from TPOTW (Two Moons I pertain to Moon Chae Won and Moon Geun Young) and The Handmaiden (Two Kims pertains to Kim Min Hee and Kim Tae Ri). They have similar surnames which I find it cute.
However, TPOTW has a tragic ending that's why I wished and waited for 8 years for a lesbian movie that defies South Korean stigma against LGBTQ.
However, TPOTW has a tragic ending that's why I wished and waited for 8 years for a lesbian movie that defies South Korean stigma against LGBTQ.