Author: amy
Love in the Buff
Hong Kong director Ho-Cheung Pang relocates his Hong Kong romantic dramedy to Beijing.
SM Judge (Belgian Film)
SM-rechter is based on the true story of a Belgian judge who was accused of assault and battery against his wife, after she confesses to him that she would like to be dominated and they begin their sado-masochistic relationship.
Monsieur Lazhar
A teacher kills herself and gets replaced by a university professor from Algeria living in Canada.
Concubine, The (Korean Film)
Though the poster may mislead, The Concubine deals little with love, instead entangling itself with sacrifice, suspicion, backstabbing and revenge set in the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1897) in a way that you’re never likely to see on television unless HBO is planning a telenovela.
Dangerous Liaisons (2012)
Famous playboy Xie Yifan sets out to bed wholesome widow Du Fenyu in a bet with an outstanding lady of society, Mo Jieyu, who’s out to get a young ingenue who’s crossed her path in the 1930’s Shanghai adaptation of Choderlos de Laclos’ Les Liaisons Dangereuses.
Taste of Money, The
South Korean director Im Sang-soo’s The Taste of Money is like a Telenovela on steroids.
