It has been adapted five times to date, including the eponymous hollywood film 1988 and untold scandal from south korea 2003. Dangerous liaisons starring jang dong gun and zang ziyi. But can xie take the honor of such a woman, without losing his own heart. Zhang ziyi is probably chinas most popular female actor, but her poor english has held her back in hollywood, until now. Zhang ziyi on what shes learned after 20 years in the. The novel has been adapted numerous times, including les liaisons dangereuses, an adaptation by roger vadim, the eponymous hollywood film, valmont, cruel intentions, and untold scandal from south korea.
As the drums of war begin to beat, aging socialite mo jieyu cecelia cheung finds her beauty beginning to fade. In 2012, zhang starred next to cecilia cheung and jang donggun in the chinesekorean coproduction dangerous liaisons, an adaptation of the french novel les liaisons dangereuses, narrating shanghai of the 1930s. The plot differs from the dangerous liasons with glenn close and john malkovich. Starring zhang ziyi, cecilia cheung pakchi, jang dongkun, lisa lu. She talks to charlene co about earning respect, and the importance of recognising and supporting young talent. Les liaisons dangereuses is celebrated for its exploration of seduction, revenge, and human malice, presented in the form of fictional letters collected and published by a fictional author. Zhang ziyi, the chinese actress best known for her intense, knifewielding role in crouching tiger, hidden dragon, has become the latest name associated with. I was almost sold on the setting in 1930s shanghai and the casting of the wonderful zhang ziyi, but in the end its too safe to be anything but a waste of time. This movie features a nice cast, cecilia cheung and zhang ziyi are absolutely beautiful. Her notable movies included crouching tiger, hidden dragon 2000, rush hour 2 2001, hero 2002, 2046 2004, and memoirs of a geisha 2005.
Dangerous liaisons is a film directed by hur jinho with zhang ziyi, jang donggun, cecilia cheung, shawn dou, year. Dangerous liaisons 2012 trailer official trailer from trailers. In shanghai, an aging socialites infatuation with her exboyfriend manifests itself as a risky game, where her former lover agrees to seduce, then abandon a naive young woman. Zhang ziyi is demanding an apology from media outlets that reported she was paid millions of dollars to carry on a sexual relationship with scandalsmeared chinese politician bo xilai. This version is set in 1930s shanghai and stars south korean actor jang donggun and chinese actresses zhang ziyi and cecilia cheung. Mv dont let me cry closed captions english subtitles of the movie dangerous liaisons starring jang dong gun from all about eve, zhang ziyi and cecilia cheung. Dangerous liaisons setting dangerous liaisons in shanghai during the 1930s and opening it out slightly to include glimpses of the social and political unrest of the time and place was an interesting and not altogether successful decision by its creators. Dangerous liaisons monday, 24 february, 2014 gloria danielsmoss china south korea 2012. A chinesesouth korean remake of dangerous liaisons played the. Is dangerous liaisons available to watch on netflix in. Dong gun jang, zi yi zhang, cecilia cheung, lisa lu. Dangerous liaisons remake starring zhang ziyi coming. Du fenyu zhang ziyi and xie yifan jangdong gun struggle with temptation in jinho hurs dangerous liaisons.
Meanwhile her former lover xie yifan jang donggun, a notorious womanizer, turns his attentions toward the virginal du fenyu ziyi zhang, who seems completely immune to his formidable powers of seduction. A new translation of one of the most notorious novels of all time published just years before the french revolution, lacloss great novel of moral and emotional depravity is a disturbing and ultimately damning portrayal of a decadent society. China has a dangerous liaison with a classic latimes. Information page about dangerous liaisons starring ziyi zhang, donggun jang, cecilia cheung and more on american netflix from mafts newonnetflixusa. This graph shows zhang ziyis score on our annual analysis of leading stars at the box office. The action of the muchadapted french novel les liaisons dangereuses is transported from the 18th century to 1930s shanghai, where a calculating older woman cecilia cheung wagers her womanizing exlover donggun jang that he will be unable to seduce and then abandon a young lady zhang ziyi known for her purity and charitable nature. Zhang ziyi in fendi dangerous liasons busan film festival press conference.
The star score represents points assigned to each of the leading stars of the top 100 movies based on box office in the current year and two preceding years. The book was viewed as scandalous at the time of its initial publication, though the real intentions of the author remain unknown. Dangerous liaisons by hur jinho cecilia cheung, jang. She is best known for crouching tiger, hidden dragon 2000, rush hour 2 2001, hero 2002, house of flying daggers 2004, and memoirs of a geisha 2005. Zhang ziyi, chinese actress noted for her beauty and versatility.
It will be released in 2012 and stars jang donggun the warriors way, zhang ziyi and cecilia cheung. The latest dangerous liaisons film iteration is a chineselanguage. Zhang ziyi has finally settled her legal case against a u. She later gained international recognition for her role in ang lee s crouching tiger, hidden dragon 2000, which. Dangerous liaisons, directed by hur jinho the new york times. Zhang ziyi investigated in chinese sex scandal, accused of. Ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may. Celebrating 20 years of a stellar career, zhang ziyi returns to cannes as chopards godmother to present two important awards. Xies gaze lingers over a widow, du fenyu zhang ziyi, but beibei. Ziyi zhang, donggun jang, cecilia cheung, shawn dou, lisa lu, jinho hur.
Les liaisons dangereuses has been made into feature films many times. It perhaps owes just as much to wong karwais 2046 which in a way is a variation on the themes of dangerous liaisons, in the period detail, in the music cues that imitate michael galasso, and most evidently in the pairing of zhang ziyi with jang donggun doing his best tony leung impersonation, with slicked back hair and pencil moustache. She later gained international recognition for her role in ang lees crouching tiger, hidden dragon 2000, which was nominated for 10 academy awards. Dangerous liaisons mv dont let me cry jang dong gun. And yet, in his luxurious life, xies new interest lies in chaste humanitarian du fenyu ziyi zhang, who has captured his attention and earned his desire for conquest. In 2012, zhang featured alongside cecilia cheung and jang dongweapon in the. Ziyi zhang, who has captured his attention and earned his desire for conquest. Zhang ziyi linked to chinese politician sex scandal. A decade after ziyi zhang starred in crouching tiger, hidden dragon, the chinese actress is. She said she would have become a kindergarten teacher if. Jang dong guns new film dangerous liaisons which costars zhang ziyi and cecilia cheung premiered at the 2012 toronto international film.
Zhang ziyi attended the gala presentation press conference for dangerous liasons during the 17th busan film festival at the shinsegae centumcity cultural hall on friday in south korea. She made her feature film debut in the road home 1999. For her work in memoirs of a geisha she was nominated for an golden globe for best actress. Mo lures xie into a treacherous, dangerous game of hearts. With cecilia cheung, donggun jang, ziyi zhang, shawn dou. The script was done by famous scriptwriter, yan ge ling. Zhang ziyi pictured frolicking on beach with billionaire.
She is best known for crouching tiger, hidden dragon 2000, rush hour 2 2001, hero. Zhang ziyi, born in beijing in 1979, is an actress who has worked with the best directors, both in her native china and in america. Starring cecilia cheung, jang dongun, zhang ziyi, shawn dou, lisa lu, candy wang. Two experts in seduction, mo jieyu and her exlover xie yifan, decide to entertain themselves with a wager involving the innocent beauty du fenyu.
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