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Untold Scandal

2003 · 124 min · Director: Je-yong Lee, E J-yong ★ IMDb 6.8 · 2,976 ratings

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Based on the novel 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses,' this film is set in aristocratic 18th-century Korea at the end of the Chosun Dynasty. The irresistible temptress Lady Cho asks her cad of a younger cousin, Jo-won, to deflower the innocent young Soh-ok, who is to become her husband's concubine. But, his attentions soon shift to the graceful and aloof Lady Sook, who lives according to her convictions as a Catholic. Jo-won becomes obsessed with seducing this chaste woman who has remained celibate for nine years since her husband's death. However, conquering the most virtuous woman in the land proves to be more difficult than Chosun's notorious playboy expects.

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Untold Scandal (2003) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Love 25%, Envy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

25%Love
20%Envy
  1. Love25%
  2. Envy20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Love, Envy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Love and Envy. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sympathy
  • Tension
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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Tension
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 78 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySympathyTensionSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity33 %5 %15 %2 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Curiosity39 %9 %21 %3 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity38 %12 %25 %2 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Tension39 %17 %31 %2 %
22.5 %≈ 28′Curiosity46 %23 %37 %5 %
27.5 %≈ 34′Disturbing49 %30 %41 %7 %
32.5 %≈ 40′Curiosity48 %32 %41 %8 %
37.5 %≈ 47′Curiosity52 %36 %46 %12 %
42.5 %≈ 53′Tension58 %39 %54 %18 %
47.5 %≈ 59′Tension61 %42 %57 %21 %
52.5 %≈ 65′Disturbing67 %50 %56 %25 %
57.5 %≈ 71′Disturbing64 %49 %50 %29 %
62.5 %≈ 78′Tension56 %41 %45 %32 %
67.5 %≈ 84′Sympathy54 %40 %44 %31 %
72.5 %≈ 90′Curiosity57 %39 %48 %24 %
77.5 %≈ 96′Tension67 %50 %57 %36 %
82.5 %≈ 102′Sadness76 %68 %59 %60 %
87.5 %≈ 109′Sympathy80 %74 %61 %72 %
92.5 %≈ 115′Sadness77 %65 %54 %69 %
97.5 %≈ 121′Sadness63 %45 %40 %54 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

LM
Lee Mi-sook

LM
Lee Mi-sook

Madam Jo

BY
Bae Yong-jun

JH
Jo Hyun-jae

Kwon In-ho

LS
Lee So-yeon

Lee So-ok

JY
Jeon Yang-ja

Vice-premier's Wife

NH
Na Han-il

Nobleman Yoo

LM
Lee Mi-ji

So-ok's Mother

CS
Choi Seong-min

Slave

HY
Han Yi-bin

Eun Sil-i

LY
Lee Yoon-geon

Yoon Jong-won

BM
Banyah Maria Choi

Chu Wol-Yi

MK
Min Kyeong-ok

Woman from Andong

SY
Suh Yun-a

Jeong Geum-i

JS
Jeong Seok-kyu

Kim Heung-yeon

CD
Choi Dae-eung

Elder 1

JJ
Jung Jae-jin

Elder 2

GH
Gong Ho-seok

Elder 3

LY
Lee Young-sil

Mr. Choi's Wife

JM
Jang Min-seok

Servant In Charge of Doctor

Details

Directed by
Je-yong Lee, E J-yong
Written by
Choderlos de Laclos, Kim Dae-woo, Hyeon-jeong Kim, E J-yong, Kim Hyeon-jeong
Type
Movies
Released
2003
Runtime
124 min
Country
South Korea
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 2,976 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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