The Royal Tailor
Written by Byounghak Lee
Directed by Wonsuk Lee
South Korea, 2014
Director Wonsuk Lee’s historical drama, The Royal Tailor, is a colorful story about how two men’s dueling fashion sensibilities affected a kingdom’s political landscape. The dazzling costume designs alone are enough to make The Royal Tailor worth the price of admission, but this film has more to offer than just gorgeous visuals. The Royal Tailor’s stellar performances from its two leads combine with a gripping plot to create an easily accessible and enjoyable film.
The Royal Tailor opens and closes with contemporary scenes explaining the cultural impact of the men at the heart of the story. While the information provided in the moments bookending the film could just as easily be provided on title cards, they serve to reinforce the cultural impact of film’s titular characters. The story then begins with the...
Written by Byounghak Lee
Directed by Wonsuk Lee
South Korea, 2014
Director Wonsuk Lee’s historical drama, The Royal Tailor, is a colorful story about how two men’s dueling fashion sensibilities affected a kingdom’s political landscape. The dazzling costume designs alone are enough to make The Royal Tailor worth the price of admission, but this film has more to offer than just gorgeous visuals. The Royal Tailor’s stellar performances from its two leads combine with a gripping plot to create an easily accessible and enjoyable film.
The Royal Tailor opens and closes with contemporary scenes explaining the cultural impact of the men at the heart of the story. While the information provided in the moments bookending the film could just as easily be provided on title cards, they serve to reinforce the cultural impact of film’s titular characters. The story then begins with the...
- 05/11/2015
- di Victor Stiff
- SoundOnSight
The Royal Tailor
Screenplay by Byounghak Lee
Directed by Wonsuk Lee
South Korea, 2015
A crowd-pleasing blend of humour, drama, and romance, all awash in a lush and vivid world of kings, queens, fashion, and Machiavellian intrigue, it is no surprise that The Royal Tailor is one of South Korea’s most successful period films. Yet for all its bright qualities, the final third of the film slowly begins to unravel the pattern it spent the first two-thirds stitching.
Set during the Joseon dynasty as a new king (Yoo Yeon-Seok) comes into power, the film makes fashion its focus. The royal tailor, Dol-Seok (Han Suk-Kyu), has served three kings in his lifetime, learning his art as a young impoverished boy. While he seeks to curry favour with the new lord and rise in stature, he takes his job with an air of dignity and tradition, following the Sanguiwon rules for how...
Screenplay by Byounghak Lee
Directed by Wonsuk Lee
South Korea, 2015
A crowd-pleasing blend of humour, drama, and romance, all awash in a lush and vivid world of kings, queens, fashion, and Machiavellian intrigue, it is no surprise that The Royal Tailor is one of South Korea’s most successful period films. Yet for all its bright qualities, the final third of the film slowly begins to unravel the pattern it spent the first two-thirds stitching.
Set during the Joseon dynasty as a new king (Yoo Yeon-Seok) comes into power, the film makes fashion its focus. The royal tailor, Dol-Seok (Han Suk-Kyu), has served three kings in his lifetime, learning his art as a young impoverished boy. While he seeks to curry favour with the new lord and rise in stature, he takes his job with an air of dignity and tradition, following the Sanguiwon rules for how...
- 26/09/2015
- di Josh Hamm
- SoundOnSight
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