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Category Foreign Films DVDs, Dramas Movies, Sex Videos, Love Affairs, Sadomasochism (S&M)
Starring Tae Yeon Kim, Sang Hyun Lee
Director Sun Woo Jang
Art Director Myeong Kyeong Kim
Director of Photography Woo Hyung Kim
Editor Gok-Ji Park
Executive Producer Moo Ryung Kim, Keon Seop Park
Music Palan Dal
Producer Chul Shin
Screenwriter Sun Woo Jang
Source Writer Jung II Jang
Jan Sun Woo's highly controversial film chronicles the bizzare sexual odyssey of a 38 year-old married man and an 18-year old student.

Jang Sun Woo's GOJITMAL (LIES) is a disturbing, sexually charged, highly erotic film based on a book by Jang Jung Il, TELL ME A LIE, that was banned in Korea for its pornographic content. The film tells the story of Y (Kim Tae Yeon), an 18-year-old girl ready to explore her sexuality, and J (Lee Sang Hyun), a married 38-year-old sculptor who is excited at the chance to deflower her. What starts out as a minor sexual tryst, however, soon turns into an obsessive relationship laden with guilt, lies, and sado-masochism--Y and J both need the pain of whipping in order to satisfied their naked desires. The film is shot in a documentary-like cinema verité style, using a handheld camera, and many scenes contain only the natural atmospheric sounds--as well as the sound of the camera humming in the background. The lead actors, both making their acting debut, sometimes talk to the camera as themselves, discussing their decisions to take on the challenging roles. Filled with disturbing images, full frontal male and female nudity, and experimental cinematic techniques, LIES is a compelling, difficult, fascinating film that the viewer must be prepared for.

Theatrical release: November 17, 2000. Filmed on location in South Korea and Paris. Director Jang Sun Woo said about LIES, "I wanted the film to show the lives of the characters in graffiti-like terms to make the distinction between pornography and enlightenment disappear. The same goes for the distinction between the spectator's senses of empathy and isolation. I wanted the notions of good and evil to lose all meaning, but still have a film rich in a kind of pathos." Jang's 1994 film TO YOU FROM ME was also based on a novel by Jang Jung Il. A retrospective of Jang's films was shown at the 1997 Rotterdam Film Festival. LIES was shown at the 1999 Toronto Film Festival and was in competition for the Golden Lion at the 1999 Venice Film Festival. The film marked the feature-film debuts of Lee Sang Hyun and Kim Tae Yeon. Lee, who plays a sculptor, actually is a sculptor. Jang Jung Il, author of the novel the film was based on, was sentenced to six months in prison because TELL ME A LIE was considered pornography, which is against the law in Korea. He served two months. Nearly 10,000 copies of his novel were destroyed by the government. Jang was the first Korean writer to be so convicted. If the film was also judged to be pornographic, producer Shin Chul promised the director that he would take full responsibility and go to jail if necessary.

Lies Reviews:

"...Built around voyeurism....The leads are compelling actors..." -- Elvis Mitchell, New York Times

"...LIES, to put it mildly, isn't for every taste, but the actors attain a ferocious on-screen connection that makes this the most heightened graphic-erotic treagdy since IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES." -- Rating: A -- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

"...[The performers] are highly effective....Handled with sly wit..." -- Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter

"...A work of honesty and artistic integrity..." -- Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

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Detailed Lies Movie Information



Studio Wellspring
Orig Year 1999
DVD Encoding Region 1
All Time Sales Rank   1743  
CD Universe Part number 2278407
Catalog number FLV5315
Discs 1
Release Date Jan 01, 2006
Rating Not Rated
Also Known As Gojitmal
Running Time 115 Minutes
Additional Info Widescreen
Movie Details Color; Stereo Sound; Digitally Mastered; HiFi Sound; Letter Boxed; Widescreen
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Average Rating: (3.7 out of 5 stars) 3.5 stars

4 stars Another Korean gem
The strength of this film is the ease in portraying a twisted affair and giving it integrity. Watching films often means an exercise to sustain one's imgaination and allowing another reality to unfold. This one has characters who look like your average joe and jane, names which are mere alphabets and all they do is get together like a pair of jack rabbits whenever they meet.For a while it seems this is another pseudo- pretentious art film/pornography. Give it a little more time, and I guarantee you'll slip into another phase. The couple then parts at subways/airports, whisper sweet nothings in trains and take a stroll in the park while eyeing for stray billets of wood which they would use to whack each other silly. It really does make one think again, the next time a seemingly lovey dovey couple looms into sight. Who says 'perverts' must look like God's mistakes?! Trust me, this is all very wrong, but somehow very possible development of events - there lies the verve of a very irreverent, sick and seductive experience. I thank the director for allowing me to glimpse into a lifestyle that don't always make sense, that is morally off-kilter, but heart-stoppingly real. This is bonafide passion which no hollywood director can ever portray. How can one be doubtful of a lover who eats your excrement literally. Brilliant.
Submitted by Tristan 611 (The Lion City) Verified Buyer
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4 stars Spank me!
I love it. Sexy Kim Tae Yeon (Y) hits a grand slam, or is that she's giving one. Very well crafted film, interesting choice's guide this film to rare heights.
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3 stars very explicit and disgusting
BUT, both the main actor and actress are ugly, which was a totally turn off.
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