Dangerous Liaisons (2012)

Original title

危險關係

Directed by

Hur Jin-ho

Cast

Guo Xiao Dong, Qin Lan, Wei Zi, Wang Hai Zhen, Li Yu Chun

Genre

drama film, erotic thriller, romance film

Country

South Korea, Singapore, People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 44 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1930s Shanghai, a wealthy woman and a notorious playboy make a bet to seduce a virtuous married woman. The game of manipulation and desire spirals into jealousy and ruin.

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What happens

Dangerous Liaisons (Chinese: 危險關係) is a 2012 Chinese period romance drama film by Hur Jin-ho loosely based on the 1782 novel with the same title by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. The novel has been adapted numerous times, including Les Liaisons dangereuses, an adaptation by Roger Vadim (1959), the eponymous Hollywood film (1988), Valmont (1989), Cruel Intentions (1999), and Untold Scandal from South Korea (2003). This version is set in 1930s Shanghai and stars South Korean actor Jang Dong-gun and Chinese actresses Zhang Ziyi and Cecilia Cheung. The film screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, and the 2012 Busan International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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