1 / 8
MONEY
Did you know
Earned back only 54% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Dangerous Liaisons
"some sin is beautiful."
2012 1h 50m ZH
😐
6.0
MID
★6.0TMDB · 44
DramaRomance
Synopsis
Spoiler shield
Dangerous Liaisons is a Chinese film by Hur Jin-ho based on the novel with the same title by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.
“some sin is beautiful.”
Cast
Jang Dong-gun
Xie Yifan
Zhang Ziyi
Du Fenyu
Cecilia Cheung
Mo Jieyu
Shawn Dou Xiao
Dai Wenzhou
Candy Wang
Beibei
Lisa Lu
Madame Du Ruixue
Xiao Shu-Li
Gui Zhen
Wu Fang
Hong, Jieyu's maid
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Hur Jin-ho
- Writers
- Yan Geling, Lee Han-eol
- Languages
- Mandarin
- Countries
- China, Singapore, South Korea
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
Did you know?
Fun facts 🍿
2 / 8
ERA
Did you know
Released 14 years ago.
MoodPlayr · trivia#02
3 / 8
WORLD
Did you know
International production across 3 countries: China, Singapore, South Korea.
MoodPlayr · trivia#03
4 / 8
ERA
Did you know
Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
MoodPlayr · trivia#04
5 / 8
DIRECTOR
Did you know
Directed by Hur Jin-ho, shot by Kim Byung-seo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
MoodPlayr · trivia#05
6 / 8
DIRECTOR
Did you know
Original score by Cho Sung-woo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
MoodPlayr · trivia#06
7 / 8
DIRECTOR
Did you know
Editor Moon Se-kyoung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
MoodPlayr · trivia#07
8 / 8
CAST
Did you know
Jang Dong-gun and Zhang Ziyi and Cecilia Cheung carry the top of the cast.
MoodPlayr · trivia#08
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Hur Jin-ho directs. Kim Byung-seo behind the camera. Cho Sung-woo scores. Moon Se-kyoung cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in China, Singapore, South Korea. Dialogue in Mandarin.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 54% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 2Released 14 years ago.
- 3International production across 3 countries: China, Singapore, South Korea.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Directed by Hur Jin-ho, shot by Kim Byung-seo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Original score by Cho Sung-woo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Editor Moon Se-kyoung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Jang Dong-gun and Zhang Ziyi and Cecilia Cheung carry the top of the cast.
- 9Marketing tagline: "some sin is beautiful.".
- 10IMDB entry: tt2071441 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 11Only 44 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Kim Byung-seo
- Original score
- Cho Sung-woo
- Editing
- Moon Se-kyoung
- Makeup / hair
- Lee Seo-jin
- Runtime
- 110 min · 1h 50m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $24,200,000
- Box office
- $13,000,000
- Return
- 54% of budget
- Original language
- ZH
- Certification (US)
- NR
Also by
Hur Jin-ho
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Huaxia Film Distribution
CN
Key crew
- NovelChoderlos de Laclos
- Makeup & HairLee Seo-jin
- EditorMoon Se-kyoung
- Lighting DirectorShin Kyung-man
- EditorNam Na-young
- Sound SupervisorChoi Tae-young
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- based on novel or book
- shanghai, china
- lover
- seduction
- revenge
- lust
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2012-11-09NR
Also known as
International titles
- Wi-heom-han gyan-gyeKR
