Movie

Love, Lies

2016 · 120 min

A lush, sorrowful period drama that lingers on jealousy and betrayal, with beautiful music and a slow, tragic descent.

Tagline: A tragedy of jealousy and desires.
Overview: Two best friends, So-yool and Yeon-hee, dream of becoming the top artists in Seoul together. But their friendship doesn't last long as Yoon-woo, So-yool's first love and songwriter, falls in love with Yeon-hee and her voice. So-yool's feeling of jealousy and inferiority towards Yeon-hee grows by the day, and she eventually makes a drastic decision to bring the two lovers down.
How it feels: Melancholic, dark, tense and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Betrayal, obsession, friendship, love
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
obsession
friendship
love
class
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild