The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Untold Scandal
Drama · Romance · 2003
In late 1700s Korea, Lady Cho challenges the playboy Lord Jo-won into seducing and sleeping with her husband's coming young, virgin concubine. Lady Cho agrees to sleep with him if he succeeds.
Movie details
Untold Scandal
“Forbidden desire from the far east.”
2003 Drama · Romance 2h 4m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
6.8 / 10
2.8K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
87 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
73 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
6.4 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
In late 1700s Korea, Lady Cho challenges the playboy Lord Jo-won into seducing and sleeping with her husband's coming young, virgin concubine. Lady Cho agrees to sleep with him if he succeeds.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Untold Scandal?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
E J-yong
Written by
E J-yong · Kim Hyeon-jeong · Kim Dae-woo
Bae Yong-jun
Jo Won
Lee Mi-sook
Madam Jo
Jeon Do-yeon
Lady Jeong
Jo Hyun-jae
Kwon In-ho
Lee So-yeon
Lee So-ok
Jeon Yang-ja
Vice-premier's Wife
Na Han-il
Nobleman Yoo
Court is in session
Put Untold Scandal on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.