Too Beautiful to Lie

"The queen of trickery has appeared!"

2004 1h 55m KO

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6.7

SOLID

★6.7TMDB · 53

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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A professional lady con makes herself the pharmacist's fiancée overnight, and faces a disastrous blemish in her impeccable con-woman career.

“The queen of trickery has appeared!”

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Cast

Kim Ha-neul
Joo Young-ju
Gang Dong-won
Choi Hee-cheol
Song Jae-ho
Hee-cheol's Father
Ku Hye-ryeong
Hee-cheol's Aunt
Nam Su-jeong
Hee-cheol's Aunt
Lee Chun-hee
Youg-deok
Kim Ji-young
Hee-cheol's Grandma
Im Ha-ryong
Hee-cheol's Uncle

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bae Hyeong-jun
Writers: Park Yeon-seon
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Bae Hyeong-jun, shot by Yoon Hong-sik. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Cho Young-wuk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ko Im-pyo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

AWARDS

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Kim Ha-neul and Gang Dong-won and Song Jae-ho carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The queen of trickery has appeared!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0390042 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Bae Hyeong-jun directs. Yoon Hong-sik behind the camera. Cho Young-wuk scores. Ko Im-pyo cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 22 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Bae Hyeong-jun, shot by Yoon Hong-sik. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Cho Young-wuk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Ko Im-pyo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kim Ha-neul and Gang Dong-won and Song Jae-ho carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The queen of trickery has appeared!".
8IMDB entry: tt0390042 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 53 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.