Sang-eui-won

2014
2h 7m

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Han Suk-kyu, Go Soo, Yoo Yeon-seok, and Park Shin-hye in Sang-eui-won (2014)

Story of a rivalry between two tailors Dol-Seok, who is the best master artisan in charge of royal attire and Kong-Jin - genius like designer, born with dexterity and an excellent sense, plu... Read allStory of a rivalry between two tailors Dol-Seok, who is the best master artisan in charge of royal attire and Kong-Jin - genius like designer, born with dexterity and an excellent sense, plunges the court into scandal and tragedy.Story of a rivalry between two tailors Dol-Seok, who is the best master artisan in charge of royal attire and Kong-Jin - genius like designer, born with dexterity and an excellent sense, plunges the court into scandal and tragedy.

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7.0/10

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Awards
- 6 wins & 7 nominations total

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8ksf-2

new ideas not welcome here!

The Royal Tailor, or Sang-eui-won in korean. When the new king takes the throne, the queen needs a new robe. The royal tailor says he cannot do this by the deadline. But a younger, more handsome tailor makes new clothes quickly, and easily. But he does not follow the traditions for royal gowns. The younger man is now in big demand, and is in the queen's favor. So the royal tailor plots a scheme to frame the young upstart. Some great visuals of colors, fashion. At the beginning, we see lots of elegant, flowing white uniforms. As the movie progresses, the younger tailor introduces fancy collars, colors, designs that were never allowed before. Discussions of power. Tradition. Discipline. The head tailor will have his revenge! Not so different from raise the red lantern, from 1991. Jealousy and competition between the king's wives. Directed by won-suk lee. Showing on kanopy streaming and several others.

9miket641

Wonderful Movie

My wife and I watch a lot of Korean movies ( her being Korean and all) and I really enjoy the romantic comedies. I don't enjoy the period movies or shows unless there is a lot of sword play and material arts in it BUT! Even I enjoyed this movie. The Characters/Actors were perfect and it was an amazing story. Give this movie a try, though it's not a romantic comedy it is a great movie.

8AJ_McAninch

Exquisite Morality Tale

All of the leads are wonderful actors beloved in South Korea and with a strong supporting cast. The costumes, of course, are breathtaking and become more so with each of Kong-Jin's creations born of dreams and gentle love, especially for the queen. But for a bit of slow pacing and some continuity breaks, the film is perfect. It is also wrenching and heartbreaking as it moves from a story about making beautiful clothes to a parable of jealousy and karma. Strongly recommended.

7Simarium

The Royal Tailor

This movie is tragic and heart-wrenching, if you let it be.

8j_eyon

it's all in the clothes

More compelling than expected of a movie about tailors to be - this is largely due to the fast paced script - and the acting contributes too - as well as the striking visuals as expected from a Korean movie

the sole demerit is the perhaps unintended and laughable takeaway of this story - clothes make the difference.

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More than 1,000 hanbok appear in the film, with actress Park Shin-hye wearing 30 intricately embroidered pieces. 1 billion won (dolars909,000) was spent on costumes, a significant portion of the film's 7.2 billion won total budget. Costume designer Jo Sang-gyeong said she was inspired by the clothing during King Yeongjo's reign (1694-1776), which according to historical records was when a short jeogori, the jacket that sits on top of the dress, and jar-shaped skirts started to become fashionable.