A Tale of Two Sisters (South Korea, 2003)

Director Kim Ji-Woon has excelled in creating a horror movie based on a Korean folk tale. He has already done some work in this genre, and this movie is his best yet. The story is a little complicated, and the viewer has to make his or her own conclusions. This is the simplified plot: two sisters lose their mother, who apparently had cancer, but decides to commit suicide when she finds out her husband is cheating on her with the nurse who is taking care of her. During the suicide, one of the girls dies too (I won't say how) the other girl suffers from this traumatic experience, is sent to a mental hospital, and then comes out. Her father takes her home, and now the nurse is her new stepmother. Add to the story several ghosts appearances and a twisted plot sequence. It is an intelligent horror film that forces audience to think and find out how the story goes.

Like David Lynch, Kim Ji-Woon gives small clues that help you understand, but other things are left unclear. Spectacular photography and music, with some really scary scenes, like the ghost of the dead mother appearing in the middle of the night and crawling over the bed, or the dead girl under the kitchen sink. If that is not creepy enough for you, I don't know what is!