Untold Scandal
2003 · Movie · 124 min. · South Korea
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.
Direction E J-yong
Cast Yong-jun Bae · Lee Mi-sook · Jeon Do-yeon · So-yeon Lee · Jo Hyeon-jae · Ban-ya Choi · Choi Sung Min · Jeon Yang-ja · Seo Yoon Ah · Jae-Jin Jung · Lee Mi Ji · Ho-seok Kong · Na Han-il
Soundtrack Lee Byung-woo
Screenplay Kim Dae-woo · Kim Hyoun Jung · Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
Cinematography Kim Byeong-il
Original title Seukaendeul - Joseon namnyeo sangyeoljisa
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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