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Director:
Je-yong Lee
Writers:
Dae-woo Kim (writer)
Hyeon-jeong Kim (writer)
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Release Date:
2 October 2003 (South Korea) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Based on the novel 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses,' this film is set in aristocratic 18th-century Korea at the end of the Chosun Dynasty... more | add synopsis
Awards:
5 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
Intriguing Korean version of Dangerous Liasions more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Mi-suk Lee ... Madam Jo
Do-yeon Jeon ... Suk

Yong-jun Bae ... Jo-won
Hyeon-jae Jo ... Kwon In-ho
So-yeon Lee ... So-ok
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Ban-ya Choi ... Chu-wol
Ha-kyeong Kim
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Scandal - Chosun nam nyo sang yeol jisa (South Korea) (alternative transliteration)
The Scandal (International: English title)
Untold Scandal (International: English title)
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Runtime:
124 min (25 fps)
Country:
South Korea
Language:
Korean
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Replaced 2046 (2004) as the closing film at the Edinburgh Film Festival. more
Movie Connections:
Version of Dangerous Liaisons (2005) (V) more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
Intriguing Korean version of Dangerous Liasions, 17 May 2007
7/10
Author: Miranda345 from USA

I absolutely adore the version directed by Stephen Frears (starring Malkovich and Glose) so i was very interested what Koreans had made out of it. Korean films that I have seen that far are very interesting, they have quite a different approach then Western movie makers.

I think it was a good and intense film and the historical Korean scenery added a lot. Still, I think that Frears'is film is way stronger. The only acting work that stood out stronger then Frears'is characters, was the lady who played the virtous Madam Sook (Michelle Pfeiffer's character in Frears'is version). This was an incredibly strong performance and I liked it more then Pfeffer's approach.

As to the others they slightly lacked detail and depth. Overall, the Korean protagonists were no match to John Malkovich and Glenn Close. And the whole lot of other characters, both men and women, looked and acted in such a similar way that it took me some time to distinct them from each other.

However, the film was still very interesting to watch and all this historical Korean world was beautifully shot. The film got better at the end and when the bad guy changed it was really moving and believable. Specially the last scene with him on the beach. I also very much liked the scene between him and Madam Sook in the library.

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