Scandal - Joseon namnyeo sangyeoljisa (2003)

Director:

Je-yong Lee

Writers:

Dae-woo Kim (writer)
Hyeon-jeong Kim (writer)
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Release Date:

2 October 2003 (South Korea)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Based on the novel 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses,' this film is set in aristocratic 18th-century Korea at the end of the Chosun Dynasty...

Plot Keywords:

18th Century | Korea | Foreign Language Adaptation | Hanbok | Tragic Ending

Awards:

5 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Mi-suk Lee	...	Madam Jo
Do-yeon Jeon	...	Suk
Yong-jun Bae	...	Jo-won
Hyeon-jae Jo	...	Kwon In-ho
So-yeon Lee	...	So-ok
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ban-ya Choi	...	Chu-wol
Ha-kyeong Kim

Directed by
Je-yong Lee

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Dae-woo Kim		writer
Hyeon-jeong Kim		writer
Choderlos de Laclos		novel "Les liaisons dangereuses"
Je-yong Lee		writer

Produced by
Neung-yeon Joh	....	line producer
Yu-jin Lee	....	producer
Jeong-wan Oh	....	producer
Jung-Wan Oh	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Byung-woo Lee

Cinematography by
Byeong-il Kim

Visual Effects by
Jeon-hyeong Lee	....	visual effects

Other crew
Winston Emano	....	publicist
David Magdael	....	publicist

Production Companies

• B.O.M. Film Productions Co.

Distributors

• CJ Entertainment (2003) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• Cine Qua Non Films (Japan) (theatrical)
• Cinema Mondo (2005) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Kino International (2004) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Shochiku Company (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Soda Pictures (2005) (UK) (DVD)
• e-m-s the DVD-Company (2007) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• HFR  dailies

Also Known As:

Scandal - Chosun nam nyo sang yeol jisa (South Korea) (alternative transliteration)
The Scandal (International: English title)
Untold Scandal (International: English title)

Runtime:

124 min (25 fps)

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | New Zealand:R16 | Sweden:7 | South Korea:18 | Hong Kong:III | Singapore:R(A) | Japan:R-18 | UK:18

Company:

B.O.M. Film Productions Co.

Trivia:

Replaced 2046 (2004) as the closing film at the Edinburgh Film Festival.

Movie Connections:

Version of Valmont (1989)

comical but sad

I was charmed by the eyes of Bae Yong Joon. They sometimes made me laugh, but sometimes held my heart so tightly. The movie showed us the way of thinking and the beautiful fashion of old Korean people. Strangely the music was western classic, though it matched the movie very well. The original story seems well-known because it was made into several movies already. I haven't seen them yet. But I think this Asian style version is a good work. I don't understand Korean language but the sound of it is very comfortable for ears to hear. So I was charmed through both the scenes of Bae Yong Joon's eyes' action and the voices of the actors and actresses. It is very sad love story. I liked it.