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A Good Lawyer's Wife

"A good wife, a cheating husband, a very sexy family drama..."

2003 1h 46m KO
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★5.7TMDB · 85
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Synopsis
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A woman, married and with a child but becoming increasingly distant from her husband who is already cheating on her, reluctantly enters a secret relationship with her neighbor, a teenage boy.

“A good wife, a cheating husband, a very sexy family drama...”

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Cast

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Behind the camera

Director
Im Sang-soo
Writers
Im Sang-soo
Languages
Korean
Countries
South Korea

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Im Sang-soo, shot by Kim Woo-hyung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kim Hong-jip. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Lee Eun-su shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Moon So-ri and Hwang Jung-min and Youn Yuh-jung carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A good wife, a cheating husband, a very sexy family drama...".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0372782 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 85 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Im Sang-soo directs. Kim Woo-hyung behind the camera. Kim Hong-jip scores. Lee Eun-su cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Released 23 years ago.
  • 2Directed by Im Sang-soo, shot by Kim Woo-hyung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 3Original score by Kim Hong-jip. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 4Editor Lee Eun-su shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 5Moon So-ri and Hwang Jung-min and Youn Yuh-jung carry the top of the cast.
  • 6Marketing tagline: "A good wife, a cheating husband, a very sexy family drama...".
  • 7IMDB entry: tt0372782 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 8Only 85 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Kim Woo-hyung
Original score
Kim Hong-jip
Editing
Lee Eun-su
Makeup / hair
Song Jong-hee
Runtime
106 min ¡ 1h 46m
Aspect ratio (typical)
1.37:1 (Academy)
Status
Released
Original language
KO

Awards

  • Lotus for best film

Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.

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Im Sang-soo

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Production companies

Who made it

  • Myung Films

    Myung Films

    KR

  • CH

    Chungeorahm Film

    KR

Key crew

  • Production Sound MixerHan Cheol-hui
  • EditorLee Eun-su
  • Co-ProducerShin Chul
  • Art DirectionOh Jae-won
  • Sound SupervisorKim Suk-won
  • Executive ProducerShim Jae-myung
  • ProducerShim Bo-kyoung
  • Lighting DirectorGo Rak-sun
  • Special Effects SupervisorLee Hee-kyoung
  • Makeup & HairSong Jong-hee

Release history ¡ US

When it landed

  • Premiere2003-09-10¡ Toronto International Film Festival

Also known as

International titles

  • Baramnan gajokKR
  • A Good Lawyer's WifeUS
  • 浮気な家族JP
  • 浮気な家族:2003JP

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