Lady Vengeance

Original title: Chinjeolhan geumjassi

2005
R
1h 55m

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

88K

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20 years after its initial theatrical run, 'Oldboy' returns to theaters newly restored and remastered. IMDb sits down with filmmaker Park Chan-wook to discuss his career-long exploration into the themes of violence and eroticism that fuel his Vengeance Trilogy, how his characters lead him into those realms and toward those bloody endings, and how his family inspires him to keep creating. Director Park also reveals that if he were ever locked away for 15 years like Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik) in 'Oldboy,' what series he'd hope were on the television in his room.

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Dark Comedy Crime Drama Thriller

After being wrongfully imprisoned for thirteen years and having her child taken away from her, a woman seeks revenge through increasingly brutal means.After being wrongfully imprisoned for thirteen years and having her child taken away from her, a woman seeks revenge through increasingly brutal means.After being wrongfully imprisoned for thirteen years and having her child taken away from her, a woman seeks revenge through increasingly brutal means.

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

88K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 13 wins & 14 nominations

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Director Park Chan-wook on Weaving Violent and Erotic Themes into 'Oldboy'

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Trivia
The snow during the closing scene is not real. They brought two trucks of salt and scattered it all over the street; the falling snow is CGI.

Goofs
All entries contain spoilers

Quotes
Geum-ja Lee: Listen carefully. Everyone make mistakes. But if you committed a sin, you have to make an atonement for that sin. Atonement, do you know what that means? Big Atonement for big sins. Small Atonement for small sins.

Alternate versions
There are two different versions of the film. One is full color. The other, called "Fade to Black Version", shifts from color to B&W over the course of the movie. Like Sin City, there are color highlighted, even in the B&W scenes. The second version is what the director intended, but he was not able to complete it properly until the Korean DVD (which includes both versions).

Connections
Featured in MsMojo: Top 10 Best Female Revenge Movies of All Time (2022)

Soundtracks
Mareta no'm faces plorar
Composed by Jordi Savall
Vocal by Montserrat Figuera, Arianna Savall
Baroque Guitar by Xavier Diaz-Latotte
Baroque Flutes Traversieres by Mare Hantai
Bass Viola da gamba by Jordi Savall
Courtesy by Alia Vox

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Featured review

10/10

standing ovation

i usually don't enjoy movies that contain gore, suspense, and violence. still, sympathy for lady vengeance was undoubtedly, a movie worth watching. even for those who actively dislike movies in this certain genre, sympathy for lady vengeance is an absolute must. out of the trilogy, this one was the one i enjoyed most. there was nothing overly-excessive and/or gratuitous (which i honestly found oldboy and sympathy for mr vengeance had a bit of), and it definitely cannot be considered a brain-candy film. with an extremely intelligent and interesting plot, and visually stunning cinematography, it was a spectacular piece of art, from the start to the finish, and had me thinking about it and talking about it for days afterward.