Love, Lies (2016)
- Original title
- 해어화
- Directed by
- Park Heung-sik
- Genre
- drama film, musical film
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rated
- G
- Rating
- 7.8 of 10 from 65 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
In 1943, during the Japanese occupation of Korea, two best friends are gisaeng who perform classical songs. Their friendship shatters when one friend takes the other's lover, a pop music producer, and becomes a pop singer. The betrayed friend spirals into heartbreak and loss.
heartbreakingmelancholictenseslow-burnvisually lushromanticbittersweetnostalgic
What happens
Love, Lies (Korean: 해어화; RR: Haeeohwa) is 2016 South Korean period drama film directed by Park Heung-sik, reuniting The Beauty Inside co-stars Han Hyo-joo, Chun Woo-hee and Yoo Yeon-seok. The story takes place in 1943, during the Imperial Japanese occupation of Korea. In the film, best friends Jung So-yul (Han Hyo-joo) and Seo Yeon-hee (Chun Woo-hee) are two of the last remaining gisaeng. Although they enjoy pop music, they are committed to singing jeongga, or classical Korean songs. So-yul's life falls apart when her lover, pop music producer Kim Yoon-woo (Yoo Yeon-seok), falls in love with Yeon-hee and helps her debut as a pop singer. The story follows So-yul's downward spiral as she is heartbroken after getting betrayed by her bestfriend and her lover. The film was released on April 13, 2016. Critics particularly praised the film for its meticulous reconstruction of 1940s Seoul, with period-correct sets, props, costumes and music. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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