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

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)

Trailer

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