The Scarlet Letter (2004 film)
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| The Scarlet Letter | |
 The Scarlet Letter movie poster |
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| Directed by | Byun Hyuk |
| Starring | Han Suk-kyu Lee Eun-ju Sung Hyun-ah |
| Release date(s) | October 28, 2004 (South Korea) |
| Running time | 115 mins. |
| Language | Korean |
| IMDb profile | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul: | 주홍글씨 |
| Hanja: | (n/a) |
| Revised Romanization: | Juhong geulshi |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Juhong gǔlshi |
The Scarlet Letter is a 2004 South Korean film about a police detective who investigates a murder case while struggling to hang onto his relationships with his wife and mistress. The film debuted as the closing film of the Pusan International Film Festival in 2004. The film was directed by Byun Hyuk (Daniel Byun) and starred Han Suk-kyu, Lee Eun-ju and Sung Hyun-ah.
Despite having performed more explicit nudity in Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (2000), it is speculated that Lee's nude scenes in "The Scarlet Letter" exacerbated a state of mind already made fragile by a host of family, financial, and career issues. Her severe depression and subsequent suicide (in February, 2005) now dominate the popular perception and interpretation of The Scarlet Letter.
[edit] External links
- The Scarlet Letter at the Internet Movie Database
- "Actress Lee Eun-ju Commits Suicide", The Korea Times, February 22, 2005.
- Cineseoul profile
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