Lies (film): Difference between revisions

====Date: [[:Category:1995 - 2005|1995 - 2005]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]====

====Region: [[:Category:Asia|Asia]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|{location3}]]====

====Subject: [[:Category:Nudity|Nudity]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]====

====Medium: [[:Category:Film Video|Film Video]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]====

'''Dates of Action:''' April 2000

'''Description of Artwork:''' "Lies" is a film directed by Jang San Woo, based on the novel, "Tell Me a Lie," written by Jang Jung Il.  The film is about two main characters, "Y," an 18-year-old virgin, and "J," a 38-year-old sculptor.  The two meet and have repetitive sex, often using whips and other techniques associated with S&M.  The film is meant to address issues of gender, power and sex. <P>

'''Results of Incident:''' After several months "Lies" was allowed to show in South Korea and it became the fifth largest grossing movie in the nation's history.  The film showed in the San Francisco International Film Festival and sold out the Castro theater, which holds 3,800 seats. <P>

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