Dangerous Liaisons free online download. Dangerous Liaisons is a 2012 Chinese film by Hur Jin-ho based on the novel with the same title by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. It has been adapted five times to date, including the eponymous Hollywood film (1988) and Untold Scandal from South Korea (2003). This version is set in 1930s Shanghai and stars South Korean actor Jang Dong-gun and Chinese actresses Zhang Ziyi and Cecilia Cheung. The film screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, and the Busan International Film Festival.
Director: Jin-ho Hur
Writers: Choderlos de Laclos (novel), Geling Yan (screenplay)
Stars: Cecilia Cheung, Dong-gun Jang and Ziyi Zhang
A Chinese adaptation of the French novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses begins
with aging socialite Mo Jieyu (Cecilia Cheung) who finds herself
circling ex-boyfriend Xie Yifan (Jang Dong-kun). Mo, the rich and
charming widow with a taste for pleasures, still has eyes for famous
womanizer Xie, who secretly burns with love for her. And yet, in his
luxurious life, Xie's new interest lies in chaste humanitarian Du Fenyu
(Ziyi Zhang), who has captured his attention and earned his desire for
conquest. Mo
lures Xie into a
treacherous, dangerous game of hearts: win, bed, and leave Du, proving
his mettle as a rogue and impossible catch. But can Xie take the honor
of such a woman, without losing his own heart, as well?
