Untold Scandal (2003)
- Original title
- 스캔들: 조선남녀상열지사
- Directed by
- Je-yong Lee
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 2h 04m
- Rated
- R18+
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 62 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A manipulative nobleman and his cunning cousin make a dangerous bet to seduce a chaste young widow. Their schemes unravel in the aristocratic circles of 18th century Korea.
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What happens
Untold Scandal (Korean: 스캔들 - 조선 남녀 상열지사; lit. 'Scandal: The Love Story of Men and Women in Joseon') is a 2003 South Korean historical romantic drama film directed by E J-yong, and starring Lee Mi-sook, Jeon Do-yeon, and Bae Yong-joon. Loosely based on the 1782 French novel Les Liaisons dangereuses, this adaptation takes place in late 18th century Korea, during the Joseon dynasty. In South Korea, the film was given an R-18 rating by the Korean Film Ethics Commission. The film was a major commercial success, and became the fourth-highest-grossing domestic film of 2003 with 3,522,747 tickets sold nationwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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