This is a film for one viewer, late at night, with good headphones. Let the slow pace wash over you. Do not expect action every minute. Expect long stares, whispered conversations, and a creeping dread that you are watching two monsters (and one saint) crash into each other.

Bae Yong-joon, typically known for "soft" roles, delivers a chillingly charismatic performance as Jo-won. Jeon Do-yeon captures the heartbreaking vulnerability of Lady Suk, while Lee Mi-sook portrays the calculating Lady Cho with terrifying elegance. 3. A Critique of Hypocrisy

Erotic Drama / Period Piece / Melodrama Director: Lee Jae-yong (이재용) Starring: Bae Doona, Lee Mi-sook, Jeon Do-yeon (cameo) Year: 2003

Untold Scandal (2003) is a highly acclaimed South Korean period drama that adapts the 18th-century French novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses

"Untold Scandal" is widely regarded as one of the most stylish and influential Korean period dramas of the early 2000s. Released in 2003, it is an adaptation of the classic 1782 French novel Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. However, director E J-yong brilliantly transports the setting from 18th-century France to the Joseon Dynasty in 18th-century Korea.