Sŭkʻaendŭl : Chosŏn namnyŏ sangyŏl chisa /

스캔들 조선남녀상열지사 /

Set in 19th century Korea, this version also tells the tale of treachery, lust and sacrifice. Elegant, courtly and sexually voracious young Lord Jo-won's public life of idle nobility masks a not-so-private life of unending sexual conquest. Challenged by his equally debauched cousin Lady Cho to...

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Corporate Authors:	CJ Ent'ŏt'einmŏnt'ŭ (Firm), Yŏnghwasa Pom, Kino International Corporation
Other Authors:	Yi, Chae-yong, 1965-, Pae, Yong-jun, 1972-, Yi, Mi-suk, 1960 April 20-, Chŏn, To-yŏn, 1973-, Cho, Hyŏn-jae, 1980-, Yi, So-yŏn, 1982-, Kim, Byŏng-il, Yi, Pyŏng-u, 1965-, Kim, Tae-u, 1962-, Kim, Hyŏn-jŏng, 1966-, O, Chŏng-wan, Laclos, Choderlos de, 1741-1803
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Korean
Language Notes:	Korean dialogue, with optional English subtitles.
Published:	New York, NY : Kino on Video, [2005]
Subjects:	Deception > Korea > Drama. Lust > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Korea > Drama. Foreign films. Motion pictures, Korean. Feature films. Nonfiction films.

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Summary:	Set in 19th century Korea, this version also tells the tale of treachery, lust and sacrifice. Elegant, courtly and sexually voracious young Lord Jo-won's public life of idle nobility masks a not-so-private life of unending sexual conquest. Challenged by his equally debauched cousin Lady Cho to seduce a teenaged virgin threatens Cho's household kingdom. Jo-won accepts on condition that Cho surrender herself to him if he succeeds. But the real target of Jo-won's ardor becomes Lady Sook, a stunningly attractive, pious widow .
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2003. Based on the novel "Les liaisons dangereuses" by Choderlos de Laclos. Special features: Trailers; stills gallery. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Audience:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
Awards:	Shanghai International Film Festival, 2004: Golden Goblet - Best Director (Je-yong Lee); Best Music (Byung-woo Lee).
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Kim Byung-il ; editors, Kim Yang-il, Han Seung-Ryong ; music, Lee Byung-Woo ; costume designer, Jung Ku-Ho ; production designer, Jung Ku-Ho.