Untold Scandal

– Based on the novel 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses,' this film is set in aristocratic 18th-century Korea a..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 4 Minutes
Release Year:
2003
Original Name:
스캔들 - 조선남녀상열지사
Untold Scandal (2003) - Also known as 스캔들 - 조선남녀상열지사

Based on the novel 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses,' this film is set in aristocratic 18th-century Korea at the end of the Chosun Dynasty. The irresistible temptress Lady Cho asks her cad of a younger cousin, Jo-won, to deflower the innocent young Soh-ok, who is to become her husband's concubine. But, his attentions soon shift to the graceful and aloof Lady Sook, who lives according to her convictions as a Catholic. Jo-won becomes obsessed with seducing this chaste woman who has remained celibate for nine years since her husband's death. However, conquering the most virtuous woman in the land proves to be more difficult than Chosun's notorious playboy expects.

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Untold Scandal (2003) - Trailer

Release Date:

02 Oct 2003

Language:

Korean

Director:

Je-yong Lee

Writer:

Dae-woo Kim, Hyeon-jeong Kim, Choderlos de Laclos (novel), Je-yong Lee

Main Actors:

Mi-sook Lee, Yong-jun Bae, Do-yeon Jeon, Hyeon-jae Jo

Plot:

Based on the novel 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses,' this film is set in aristocratic 18th-century Korea at the end of the Chosun Dynasty. The irresistible temptress Lady Cho asks her cad of a younger cousin, Jo-won, to deflower the innocent young Soh-ok, who is to become her husband's concubine. But, his attentions soon shift to the graceful and aloof Lady Sook, who lives according to her convictions as a Catholic. Jo-won becomes obsessed with seducing this chaste woman who has remained celibate for nine years since her husband's death. However, conquering the most virtuous woman in the land proves to be more difficult than Chosun's notorious playboy expects.

Awards:

8 wins & 3 nominations.

Production:

Kino

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
87%
Metacritic:
73%