Untold Scandal (2003)
Average Rating: 6.9/10
Reviews Counted: 30
Fresh: 26 | Rotten: 4
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Average Rating: 6.9/10
Critic Reviews: 13
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 2
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Writer/director E J-Yong transposes Choderlos de Laclo's novel Dangerous Liaisons to Korea during the repressive 18th century Chosun Dynasty for his costume drama, Untold Scandal. Lady Cho (Lee Mi-Suk, who also starred in Yong's debut, An Affair) decides to get revenge on her husband when he procures the services of a young, virginal concubine, Lee Soh-ok (Lee So-yeong). She asks her womanizing cousin, Jo-won (Korean television superstar Bae Yong-Jun, in his first starring role in a feature
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A Frenchman may have thought of the story first, but this Korean film pays tribute to the original while perfectly standing on its own.
Top CriticAn elegant yet unassuming variation [Les Liaisons Dangereuses].
Adds a vibrant cultural framework to a familiar story, and it turns out nothing becomes a legend like an Asian makeover.
Pictorially sumptuous and sexually provocative.
Of all the Liaisons adaptations, this may be the most sentimental.
Choderlos de Laclos' novel has survived this long for a reason, and Untold Scandal shows us exactly what that is.
If you've never seen another version and love costume drama, this is the one to see. If you have, you'll probably find it frustrating.
Untold Scandal, the latest screen adaptation of Choderlos de Laclos' novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses is a stylish, cool and detached interpretation of an overworked text.
Handsome production values, solid ensemble performances and explorations of Far Eastern civilization.
Among the many movie versions of this tale, Untold Scandal is one of the most visually arresting.
A gorgeous setting and ferociously charming cast add unexpected depths to this scalding saga of manipulation.
Doesn't have anything new to add to de Laclos' text, but it is an interesting and worthwhile cultural variation on his immortal theme.
Anyone coming to the tale for the first time will not be disappointed--the fierce emotions and devious plot machinations are every bit as effective here as in either the Frears or Forman films.
This deliciously wicked retelling brings fresh suspense and sorrow to the tale.
Director Lee Je-Yong gives the book a makeover full of wit and startling beauty as a tragicomedy of Korean manners at the dawn of the Chosun dynasty in the late 18th century.
A beguiling mix of the familiar and the exotic, vivid proof that a good story can withstand endless variations without losing its fundamental vitality.
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