Untold Scandal

Untold Scandal (Seu kaen deul Jo seon nam nyeong sang yeol ji sa)

*Note : Rated M18 - For Mature Audiences Only
Release Date: 2003
Director: Lee Jae Young
Writer: Kim Dae Woo, Kim Hyeong Jong, Lee Jae Young

Cast:
Bae Yoong Joon ... Cho Won
Le Mi Sok ... Lady Cho
Jeon Do Yeon ... Lady Jung
Lee So Yeon ... So oak


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A prologue in this viciously purring Korean comedy of sexual conquest observes of the film's characters, "One is led to doubt whether indeed they existed." Well, one doubts that the smiling land sharks Lord Cho-Won (Bae Yong-Jun) and his cousin Lady Cho (Lee Mi-Sook) cruised the finest homes of 18th-century Korea anyway, since this film uses the Christopher Hampton version of Choderlos de Laclos's "Liaisons Dangereuses" as inspiration. The writer and director E J-Yong has retooled the social context, adding a threat of religious persecution to the material.

The prim, repressed and virginal Lady Chung (Jeon Do-Yeon, in a complex performance), the object of Cho-Won's pursuit, attends Catholic services that have been outlawed. He exploits Lady Chung's underground worship, enjoying the increasing conspiracy. Many of the plot mechanisms from "Liaisons" remain in place for "Untold Scandal." Cho-Won's primary mission is to win bedding privileges from his equally heartless cousin, Lady Cho. To do so, he must seduce and impregnate another virgin, So-oak (So-yeon Lee), before she becomes a concubine.

The director employs the misanthropy and sexual hostility that Mr. Hampton used as a gravitational pull in his "Liaisons," which makes Cho-Won's sudden glimmers of humanity comic and tragic. And the filmmaker makes the story his own with a last section that ties things up with a delectable precision. — Elvis Mitchell, The New York Times

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April Snow (Wi Chool)

Release Date : 2005
Director : Heo Jin Ho
Writer : Heo Jin Ho

Cast :
Bae Yong Joon ... In Su
Son Yi Jin ... Seo Young



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The allure of forbidden love reigns supreme in the long-awaited motion picture, April Snow! Mega-popular actor Bae Yong Joon, star of the smash hit Korean drama Winter Sonata, headlines this highly anticipated romance directed by Heo Jin Ho, the man behind such acclaimed films as One Fine Spring Day and Christmas in August.

Released in Korea and Japan simultaneously, the film centers on In Su (Bae Yong Joon) as he travels to Korea's east coast after discovering that his wife Su Jin (Im Sang Hyo) was critically injured in a car accident. To In Su's surprise, it seems that she was traveling with a man named Kyung Ho (Ryoo Seung Soo, from The President's Barber), and both of them now lie in the operating room as they undergo treatment for their injuries. While waiting for news of his wife's condition, In-Su meets the man's wife, Seo-Young (Son Ye Jin, from A Moment to Remember), and together the two of them piece together the devastating truth: their spouses were having an affair.

Deeply upset by this shocking revelation, the duo's world spins out of control, as they both come to grips with their feelings of sorrow and betrayal. After several chance encounters, the two become closer. Both stay at the same dingy motel, and soon enough, they forge a deep connection. Will they act on their feelings for each other? And if they do succumb to their passions, will it be out of revenge or out of love? The answers await in Heo Jin Ho's April Snow, the stirring romance that swept Asia by storm!

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