SEOUL: With K-pop and K-drama television series riding high across Asia and beyond, a trio of South Korean films with top billing at this year's Cannes film festival also shows the country's growing cinematic clout.
Leading the pack is director Park Chan-Wook, whose period drama "The Handmaiden" -- adapted from the British writer Sarah Waters' erotic crime novel "Fingersmith" -- premieres Saturday, one of 21 films competing for the festival's top prize, the Palme d'Or.
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