Hur Jin-Ho Movies

Korean director Hur Jin-ho transplants author Pierre Choderlos de Laclos' celebrated novel to 1930s-era Shanghai in this lavish adaptation distinguished by rich period detail. As the drums of war begin to beat, aging socialite Mo Jieyu (Cecelia Cheung) finds her beauty beginning to fade. Meanwhile her former lover Xie Yifan (Jang Dong-gun), a notorious womanizer, turns his attentions toward the virginal Du Fenyu (Ziyi Zhang), who seems completely immune to his formidable powers of seduction. Later, as Mo entices Xie into a treacherous game of seduction that requires him to break Du's heart, the unrepentant libertine finds his conscience stirred as he begins to experience the joys and sorrows of true love for the very first time. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Abandoned by his friends and colleagues after his fast-lane lifestyle leads to cirrhosis of the liver, a reckless young business owner retreats to a countryside sanatorium in director Hur Jin-Ho's entry into the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival. Young-su (Hwang Jung-min) is constantly out drinking and clubbing until the small hours of the morning. When Young-su falls ill as a result of his constant hard partying, the hastiness with which his many friends and lovers depart from his life quickly makes him realize just how shallow his relationships have become. Upon arriving at the countryside sanatorium for his convalescence, the ailing businessman begins to develop feelings for pretty fellow patient Eun-hee (Lim Soo-jung). Recently diagnosed with a critical lung disease, Eun-hee views every day above ground as a gift and never lets her inner agony rise to the surface. Eun-lee struggles to maintain her health by sticking to a strict daily regiment of open-air exercise and chores while existing on a healthful diet. At first Young-su flirts playfully with Eun-hee strictly out of habit, but eventually something unusual happens. As Young-su and Eun-hee gradually get to know one another, the ailing playboy realizes that his attraction to the eternally optimistic Eun-hee has grown beyond the physical into something much more substantial. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi