Untold Scandal
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Untold Scandal, originally titled Joseon namnyeo sangyeoljisa, is an award-winning South Korea
n film released in 2003. Adapted from the novel Les Liaisons dangereuses
, which takes place in late 18th century France
, the film is set in late 18th century Korea
, during the Joseon
dynasty. In Japan the film was given an R-18 rating by the Japanese Film Ethics Commission.
It is being remade into a Chinese-Korean joint film entitled Dangerous Liaisons
.
Jo-won (Vicomte Sébastien de Valmont) and Madam Jo (Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil) were in the film cousins (Jo-won the younger cousin), and it is revealed that Jo-won's first love was Madam Jo, whereas in the novel, they were rivals, yet using the same tools for their revenge: sex.
Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil (Madam Jo)'s former lover is arranged to be Cécile's future husband in the novel, but in the film, his character is Madam Jo's husband. In So-ok's case, she is being made into a concubine of Madam Jo's husband for the continuity of the family lineage with the elders' consent.
Lee So-ok (Cécile de Volanges) was ushered in to Madam Jo's care to be the concubine of her husband, and is conspiring with Jo-won to have her pregnant for revenge (with Madam Jo telling her husband what really happened to So-ok at her husband's deathbed)
Chevalier Raphael Danceny was originally Cécile's music tutor in the novel, but in the film, Kwon In-ho (Raphael Danceny's counterpart) is the youngest son of Madam Jo's next-door neighbor and also Lady Jeong's cousin.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n film released in 2003. Adapted from the novel Les Liaisons dangereuses
Les Liaisons dangereuses
Les Liaisons dangereuses is a French epistolary novel by Choderlos de Laclos, first published in four volumes by Durand Neveu from March 23, 1782....
, which takes place in late 18th century France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, the film is set in late 18th century Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
, during the Joseon
Joseon Dynasty
Joseon , was a Korean state founded by Taejo Yi Seong-gye that lasted for approximately five centuries. It was founded in the aftermath of the overthrow of the Goryeo at what is today the city of Kaesong. Early on, Korea was retitled and the capital was relocated to modern-day Seoul...
dynasty. In Japan the film was given an R-18 rating by the Japanese Film Ethics Commission.
It is being remade into a Chinese-Korean joint film entitled Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons (2012 film)
Dangerous Liaisons is 2012 Chinese-South Korean film by Hur Jin-Ho is based novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. It was first adapted into in South Korea film in 2003 entitled Untold Scandal which stared Bae Yong-jun and Jeon Do-yeon....
.
Plot
A beautiful but cynical noble-woman makes a bet with her freespirited cousin that he can have sex with her if he is able to seduce a young woman of great virtue. He accepts the challenge with enthusiasm though not suspecting the nasty trap he is walking into.Cast
- Lee Mi-sookLee Mi-sookLee Mi-sook is a South Korean actress. Lee was born in North Chungcheong province, South Korea in 1960. She graduated from Singwang Girls' High School. Lee is referred to as one of "The Troika of the 1980s" along with Won Mi-kyung and Lee Bo-hee who dominated the screen of the time...
- Madam Jo - Bae Yong-joon- Jo-won
- Jeon Do-yeonJeon Do-yeonJeon Do-yeon is a highly-acclaimed South Korean actress who has won many awards including best actress at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival...
- Lady Jung - Jo Hyun-jae- Kwon In-ho
- Lee So-yeonLee So-yeon (actress)Lee So-yeon is a South Korean actress.-Profile:Lee So-yeon first drew notice in the period film Untold Scandal, playing the Cécile role in the 2003 Korean adaptation of Les Liaisons dangereuses...
- Lee So-ok - Kim Ha-kyung
- Choi Ban-ya- Chu-wol
Characters (novel versus film)
- Vicomte Sébastien de Valmont - Jo-won
- Madame Marie de Tourvel - Lady Jeong
- Valmont's aunt - ??
- Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil - Madam Jo
- Cécile de Volanges - Lee So-oak
- Madame de Volanges (Cécile's mother) - So-oak's mother
- Merteuil's former love, the Comte de Gercourt - Madam Jo's husband
- Chevalier Raphael Danceny (Cécile's music tutor) - Kwon In-ho
Differences from the original novel
Monsieur de Tourvel (Madame Marie de Tourvel/Lady Jeong's husband), who was away for a court case in the novel, was in the film deceased, making Lady Jeong a widow of nine years. Furthermore, Lady Jeong lived in Kanghwa, and, in the film, she is living in Seoul as there was a plague at her hometown at that time.Jo-won (Vicomte Sébastien de Valmont) and Madam Jo (Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil) were in the film cousins (Jo-won the younger cousin), and it is revealed that Jo-won's first love was Madam Jo, whereas in the novel, they were rivals, yet using the same tools for their revenge: sex.
Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil (Madam Jo)'s former lover is arranged to be Cécile's future husband in the novel, but in the film, his character is Madam Jo's husband. In So-ok's case, she is being made into a concubine of Madam Jo's husband for the continuity of the family lineage with the elders' consent.
Lee So-ok (Cécile de Volanges) was ushered in to Madam Jo's care to be the concubine of her husband, and is conspiring with Jo-won to have her pregnant for revenge (with Madam Jo telling her husband what really happened to So-ok at her husband's deathbed)
Chevalier Raphael Danceny was originally Cécile's music tutor in the novel, but in the film, Kwon In-ho (Raphael Danceny's counterpart) is the youngest son of Madam Jo's next-door neighbor and also Lady Jeong's cousin.
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