Lady Vengeance

Original title: Chinjeolhan geumjassi

20052005
18A18A
1h 55m

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

78K

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Crime Drama Thriller

After being wrongfully imprisoned for thirteen years and having her child taken away from her, a woman seeks revenge through increasingly brutal means.After being wrongfully imprisoned for thirteen years and having her child taken away from her, a woman seeks revenge through increasingly brutal means.After being wrongfully imprisoned for thirteen years and having her child taken away from her, a woman seeks revenge through increasingly brutal means.

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

78K

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 12 wins & 13 nominations

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Lee Yeong-ae, Bu-seon Kim, and Chang-Seok Ko in Lady Vengeance (2005)

Lee Yeong-ae and Yea-young Kwon in Lady Vengeance (2005)

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Director
- Park Chan-wook
Writers
- Park Chan-wook(character created by: Lady Vengeance, Vengeance Trilogy)
- Seo-kyeong Jeong
- Myeong-chan Park(comic)
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Storyline

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Wrongfully accused of child abduction and murder, the angelic-faced single mother, Lee Geum-ja, is released from prison after thirteen long years. Hell-bent on taking her sweet revenge on the man behind the hideous crime, Lee hatches an infallible plan of retribution with the help of her cellmates; however, planning is easier than doing. Now--as Lee Geum-ja struggles to make amends with the daughter she was forced to give up--at the same time, she finds herself torn between her insatiable thirst for vengeance and the desperate need for atonement. Can she have both? —Nick Riganas

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Taglines
- Lee Geum-Ja, have mercy on us...
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Certificate
- 18A
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Trivia
The snow during the closing scene is not real. They brought two trucks of salt and scattered it all over the street; the falling snow is CGI.

Goofs
All entries contain spoilers

Quotes
Geum-ja Lee: Be White. Live White. Like this.

Alternate versions
There are two different versions of the film. One is full color. The other, called "Fade to Black Version", shifts from color to B&W over the course of the movie. Like Sin City, there are color highlighted, even in the B&W scenes. The second version is what the director intended, but he was not able to complete it properly until the Korean DVD (which includes both versions).

Connections
Follows Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)

Soundtracks
Mareta no'm faces plorar
Composed by Jordi Savall
Vocal by Montserrat Figuera, Arianna Savall
Baroque Guitar by Xavier Diaz-Latotte
Baroque Flutes Traversieres by Mare Hantai
Bass Viola da gamba by Jordi Savall
Courtesy by Alia Vox

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9/10

Poetic

I had the luxury of watching this last night and was awed by it's sheer brilliance. I don't want to delve into the story, as you must see it for yourself to savor the fantastic story like a glass of red wine.

The story revolves around a young woman sentence to jail due to murdering a young boy. Upon release she then embarks on a journey of redemption for the crime committed.

The cast's acting is impeccable on all sides. with sumptuous photography and a moving musical score consisting of such great composers as Vivaldi.

If you are a lover of foreign cinema this is a definite DO NOT MISS movie!

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