A Frozen Flower
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- Movie: A Frozen Flower / Two Flowers Shop
- Revised romanization: Ssanghwajeom
- Hangul: 쌍화점
- Director: Yu Ha
- Writer: Yu Ha
- Producer: Tae-heon Lee, Kyeong-ho Shin
- Cinematographer: Hyeon-ki Choi
- Release Date: December 30, 2008
- Runtime: 133 min.
- Distributor: Showbox/Mediaplex
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
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Plot
Under the pressure of the Yuan Kingdom, the King of Goryeo is pressured to produce a successor to the throne. But the king is in love with his loyal general Hong-lim. After seriously pondering the issue, the king asks his lover Hong-lim to sleep with the Queen, with unexpected consequences.
Notes
- "Ssanghwajeom" is an epic drama set at the end of the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392).
- The characters played by Ju Jin-Mo and Jo In-Seong share a homosexual relationship.
Cast
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| Jo In-Seong | Ju Jin-Mo | Song Ji-Hyo | Shim Ji-Ho | Im Ju-Hwan | Song Jong-Ki |
| Hong-rim | King | Queen | Song-ki | Han Baek | No-tak |
Additional Cast Members:
- No Min-Woo] - Min-woo
- Yeo Wook-Hwan - Im-bo
- Lee Se-Rang
- Im Hyeon-Seong
- Kwon Tae-Won - Il-moon Jo
- Hwa Ran
- Hong Jong-Hyeon
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Film Festivals
- 2009 (11th) Deauville Asian Film Festival - March 11th-15th - The Panorama (International Premiere)
- 2009 (11th) Udine Far East Film - April 24th-May 2nd (Italian Premiere)
- 2009 (29th) Hawaii International Film Festival - October 15th-25th - Spotlight on Korea
Awards
- Best Actor (Ju Jin-Mo) - 2009 (45th) PaekSang Arts Awards - February 27th
- Best Music - 2009 (46th) Daejong Film Awards - Nov. 6th
- Best Art Design - 2009 (46th) Daejong Film Awards - Nov. 6th
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Fango Says:
Dec 26 2009 10:23 pm
It is one of the motion picture master pieces. Two male actors performance are amazing. Back in 1990s, I watched the homosexuality drama "Farewell my Concubine by director Chen kei". There are some similarities between younger male partner emotion and loyalty to his older male partner. Bring back the memory of late Leslie Chung.
The actress is a bit reluctant and uncomfortable about her bed scenes. She is not the perfect choice as Queen. She looks older and tired in her bed scenes. Mechanical motion is not sufficient for making the perfect erotic art . Her facial expression is not willing even she likes her partner. Library sex scenes are exactly like a "Unfaithful" Hollywood movie with stand up position. It is more drama oriented movie although it has a lot of bed scenes.
Although there are a few flaws, I have to admit that Korea historical dramas are the best at the moment. HK, China and Japan directors and actors can not match their extraordinary performance.
clee Says:
Oct 25 2009 1:38 pm
The King was amazing... his emotions just smoldered through his eyes. The film captured Hong's emotional ambiguity and turmoil, as well... he did want to remain loyal to the King at some level.
This is supposed to be based on a true story. Which Goryeo King does this refer to? I know that at least one of the Kings was bisexual, but did not know that one way gay.
Jungle Walk Says:
Oct 16 2009 9:12 pm
igoo..aigoo…aigooo…!
Makes BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN look like peanut. Can beat HOLLYWOOD.
Song, casting, great acting,costume, decor cinematography etc… are FABULOUS….!!
All thumbs up to KOREA,….! Great ending… PERFECT to the dot… A MUST TO SEE..!
Kun Says:
Oct 04 2009 11:26 pm
I really like the frozen flower movie very much. Even at the end of the movie( in the war of battle between king n honglim) He still ask hoglim about his love....But after i finished this movie i feel so sad cos all of my idol in this movie are die.
i have some suggestion for the writer and producer to improve the subtitle in english. cos it still have alot of mistakes. I love in- seong jo, Jin-mo Ju, Ji-hyo Song.
I watch this full movie from internet the first time it is very attract to me. Unfortunatly i can not understand what is the actor say. so i go to but other DVD n i on the sub title in english. So i watch it 4time per that day.
Very great movie
Rae Says:
Sep 17 2009 2:12 am
This movie was beautiful. I am a female and hate American Hollywood versions of romantic movies they are a bunch of shit, but I love Asian romantic movies. They are more pure and realistic in the way the love is not cheap and easy, and is convenient at that moment. Also they have beautiful costumes, sets and actors. I just happen to come across this movie by accident on the internet and fell in love with it. I was watching it on a website in sections but one of the parts was not in English subs so I ended up buying it on DVD, I was not disappointed. It actually made me cry and I never cry during movies. All the people complaining about the story take it for what it is, don't pick it apart it is confusing but, beautiful. I think the director wanted us to figure it out ourselves. Are there any suggestions on other movies like this that someone can tell me?
Camila Says:
Sep 14 2009 11:29 am
This movie is perfect in every sense!
yes, there is a lot of sex, but all the scenes are very elegant and nowhere near obscene.
The ending is magistral to me, even though Hong-Lim says he doesn't love the king, and confesses to loving the queen... doesn't that death scene just make you doubt it? it's VERY emotive.
the acting is spectacular, specially from both men.. i seem to think that the queen's part wasn't all that challenging. but the KING! oh my god, his acting is so delicate and perfect! it leaves no doubt for what he was feeling in each scene.
i've read a few comments saying that the sex scenes between HL and the queen are quite emotionless and that doesn't cut it for them. HOWEVER, i believe that detail could be the very essence of the movie! see, how many times do HL and the queen actually SPEAK? in love? maybe not.
Everyone seems to be forgeting that HL left the queen to return to the king! HL had refused to see the queen again, and only went that last time because he found out she was pregnant, even then, the sex starts on the queen's actions, let's not forget HL was leaving...
I'm not saying HL didn't feel anything for the queen, that's what i find most beautiful about the movie. it's realistic. you can love two people, you can be confused, you can feel lust and betrayal and not know what you want or what you should do. this is perfectly portrayed in the film, and very beautifuly as well. there is trully a part in the movie where you just don't know what HL is up to.
to me, the ending clearly leaves HL relationship with the king as the strongest one, but i guess that's up to the viewer, maybe the director didn't even want to be so clear!! :0 !!
WATCH IT. Stop reading reviews! this movie is a different world to each person. go watch and build one of your own! if you, like some people , don't like the story, you at least get 2 hours of beautiful costumes, beautiful people, beautiful scenery and even a couple of beautiful songs. go ahead, there's not a single negative to this one.
fazran Says:
Sep 10 2009 7:43 am
What a beautiful 'unarranged' film. The acting from all the actors almost perfect.
The homosexuality element in this film was not as much as I expected, and there were some 'awkward'
moments when it comes to the situation where the King needs to be close to the Chief.
But overall it was great.
Personally, the scene where Hong Lim tried his hard to turn his head
around to see the King's face and shed a tear was pretty amazing. He brought the emotion up
to the bomb!
Woody Shakti Says:
Sep 05 2009 6:19 am
Just finished A Frozen Flowers !! (쌍화점) and it's great.
The King is not good as we expect but at least we can see what
he can do for his love for his loyal general Hong-lim.
I've never blamed the King but Hong-Lim I will, but who can tell right??
andrea Says:
Sep 02 2009 10:24 pm
Wow, seriously, I waited six months to see this film. I've been searching for it everywhere. I wanted to see it because, what I gathered from the trailer, I sympathized with a monarch that is forced between his duty for his country and his love for a man. Love, to me, is such desperate meeting of the heart, no matter between whom. But, then it turned out that it's the story about the guard and his love for the queen. It gives the impression that the king lured the boy in and kept him to himself, and then the boy (now gaurd) tastes the true fruit of love (that between a man and woman) and cannot turn back. I wasn't sure if at the end he was lying about not loving the king. I have to admit that I cried. I felt betrayed by the director. I am a black woman who love men, korean men, especially Jo In Sung (wow) and it was a little uncomfortable watching the sex seen between the two leads. But really , I think that the love between two men is so pure, just to overcome so many social obstacles to be together. I can't even imagine the test they struggled through in those days.
Other than feeling immense betrayal with the ending, I think the director did really well on the artistic aspect of the film. The actors also took some strong leaps to do this project.
dos Says:
Aug 30 2009 2:12 pm
After seeing this movie "Frozen Flower",I felt really ashamed instead of all members in the scene,however I thought that the story was important and actually we should stop at its details for many times because it's our bad-fate generation.
But was it necessary to show at whole world this hot scene which pretext was "prouve the definition of pure and true LOVE" ??
cathy Says:
Aug 27 2009 6:33 pm
I watched this movie out of curiosity after watching The King and the clown . Honestly , sex scenes are not too bad , not disgusting as in some hollywood movies and in most chinese movies . But my question is : do Korean artists need to undress to express their love ? i think with their talented, excellent acting skills they don't need to use to undress to express their feelings . Violence and selling sex are dominant hollywood movies , i'm really tired of that .
In this movie , the Queen is so inattractive , spoiling this movie .my opinion .
Miss V Says:
Aug 23 2009 12:56 am
(Spoilers)
Just saw this movie on dvd, and it was very disturbing imo.
After The King's Clown(?) or The King's Man, I simply had to watch another homosexual-oriented olden days-era Korean movie.
It was pretty good, very beautiful sets and acting was not bad. Except for that one guy who had no expression whatsoever during a scene where he was supposed to be angry. He was pretty cute, though.
What can I say about Jo in sung? He's definitely a pretty boy, just like Lee Jun ki, and maybe that's why he was cast as the one whom the king fell in love with, then went crazy, and died. One thing that puzzles me is that why do all the main characters die in movies like these? It's said that this movie is based on a true story back in those days, and that seriously sucks lol.
If you're into pretty boys, sex scenes between a pretty boy and a not-so-pretty woman, blood, war and good acting, then you should watch this movie.
lily Says:
Aug 13 2009 6:09 pm
I thought the story was wonderful! I loved it! What can I say. It is VERY interesting that the king makes the one person he loves the most, the chief, do the unthinkable and when the chief starts to slip away, he wants to hand the job off to someone else. WOW! ^-^ Kings and their authority...but the thing is, I can actually see this story happening back in the old dynasties etc...(no offense to anyone).
oepaij Says:
Jul 13 2009 10:50 pm
@Laurent
He pushed himself to see the King because he'd just realized that the Queen was still alive and it means that King did not kill the Queen as what Hong expected before when he thought he saw Queen's head on stake (which urged him to take King's life away). And I guess it made captain Hong feel so guilty or regret (?) that's why he shed a tear.
Laurent Says:
Jul 07 2009 7:22 am
I just want to know what the director really wants us to see at the end of the story. Why did captain Hong pushed himself to see the king in his last breath?
and why did he shed tears in the end?
limone Says:
Jun 20 2009 11:25 pm
Watched the movie, but the entire time just stare at how good looking the guard is... ^0^ Don't really like the storyline though, but will watch it again for the sake of the seeing the cutie again. Just love him with long hair, so sexy...
Shin Tae Joon Says:
Jun 17 2009 12:40 am
Possibly the film is supposed to come out as a different movie. I did like the film but it fell short of my expectation as it was formerly assumed to be a homosexual-oriented or gay-eroticism movie but it eventually became to contain a lot more heterosexual scenes between the bodyguard and the queen ( though I can get what the director tried to explain to us ) but he still needs to make the movie come to life at its best. I thought the film will favor homosexuality but I was wrong. Joo Jin Mo tried his best, I think he really acted with heartfelt feelings appearing in his eyes..and Jo In-sung wasn't that good....he always tend to appear naked in the film all the time ( of course with the queen-very flirt while she's pitiful) And the sex scenes between the queen and Honglim (Jo In sung) isn't very realistic (even the Hollywood films are not as daring as this film) Anyway,,best wishes for Jo IN-sung for his military service and best wishes for Joo Jin-mo (my favorite actor) for his future career (but next time do not easily accept to act this kind of character)..In-sung sshi,,I'll be waiting for your return..and I'm looking forward to see Joo Jin-mo more often in the classical films...both are my ideal persons...aw oops the queen Song Ji Hyo,,,,,,I like her personally but not in the movie( of course she was also burdensome with her incapable husband who's not interested to have sex with her, and who attempted to kill her lover, Honglim only after she had really fallen for him..The conclusion was such a tragedy...Gam Dong Nim i duu,,,fighting...!!!!!!!!
Dandhilion Says:
Jun 15 2009 8:05 pm
This movie just left me speechless. Yeah i do agree that certain sex scenes were somewhat unnecessary (most were essential to depict the emotional state between the partners) but on the whole, the movie was just captivating. It brought the concept of star crossed lovers to the extreme. Think Romeo and Juliet meets Brokeback Mountain, but much more. The actors were awesome. I cant point out any one as the weakest link seriously. You can sense the oppression, the dilemma between obligation and the desire to follow the heart. Basically I enjoyed the movie albeit the violence and sex, so watch it with an open mind that it is after all a love story, and not from a moralistic point of view.
chris Says:
Jun 07 2009 5:48 am
i love the film but i was just disturbed that if i have it watched by my students in literature they would also be disturbed with the sex scenes (a lot). could the director possibly had done a different ending for the film coz the tragedy is too way much of a disappointment for me. Please if the director and the script writer are reading this. Make another one that deals more about the story of the king and his bodyguard but make an alternative ending for the movie and please change that part where the bodyguard has been castrated, its gruesome and inhumane. and please do not change the actors, matured people who does not have problem with homosexuality and who are open minded appreciated the movie very much. i was asked by my friend to have an on line signature campaign for my request. and please send me more titles of the movies done by the actors and the actress. i would also like to request pictures of In-seung jo and all the actors in the movie because i would have this as a book report for my students (could you possibly have submitted here an edited version of the movie with less sex scenes or no more sex scenes). here in the philippines had made the movie a box office on dvds. please please please approved my request.
Maggie Says:
Jun 02 2009 12:37 am
the story is not that great, so dissapointing... Actors like Jin Mo Ju and In Seoung Jo deserves better projects. I hope their fans will still continue supporting them after watching this film:-(
deceived Says:
May 24 2009 8:26 am
i ve seen d movie but honestly speaking there was nthg i remembered, but the sex scenes! god that was really exagerated n done eroticaly althaugh there was a great lack of feeling,the movie was based on sex that wat we can say! nthg was interesting ! i m wondering how did that actress sign the movie she was only having sex like animals; n the guy also he was being naked all the time, didnt know that korean were that :sexualy open! my god ! the scene btw the gays wasnt that offenciv than d queen n guard 1! i think both of them have no problem having sex n get played by the director! this kind of movie indeed could make a lot of money buy 0 Eward n critics will be given! i feel sorry for jo jin mo, cas beside from his acting nthg was touching! cas the sex scene were real! n that s so desapointing n disgusting for d actors fan! at least they should keep korean history's pride not show it as valuless!
any way i ve been really waiting for the movie since i ve heard abt it, never could imagine that korean cinema will show that amount of sex even hollywood doesnt do it that much , well i v e seen many of them but no 1 has gone far as this 1.
well all i can say is plz jo jin mo do make right choises next time ur a good actor n it s not by doing this cheap movie that u ll b recognized ur level is higher than this.n in sung he planed it really well knowing that he ll be going for the army will calm his fan after his comaback but the harm is done! good luck cas i think he needs it to regain his popularity after being bare butt! cas no man one has been showing his back as in sung did!! abt the actress i think she doesnt care abt her image but abt her bank account she mus b quiet rich by now!!!!!!!!!!!!! shame !!!
ed Says:
May 14 2009 2:22 pm
this show is so disappointing for me. it's incoherent. the director can't decide if he wants the two men to be lovers, or to hate each other. also, the earlier bits about the sex, give way to the heterosexual romance between queen and bodyguard but later, devolves into the background again, only to have the finale showing the guard and emperor.
the director needs to be clearer about what he wants to say.
Crazy4Drama Says:
May 14 2009 1:43 am
I saw the sexual scenes on youtube UGH... I think it’s disturbing to me to see two homosexual guys. All the Historical Korean Dramas I have seen never have any sexual scenes between a woman and man or even kissing, but why this drama? Oh well that is just my opinion.
lunapark6.com Says:
May 11 2009 12:42 am
After the runaway success of the homo-erotic period film “The King & The Clown,” it was bound to happen that someone would attempt to make a similar film. Fast forward three years later and we get “A Frozen Flower” - a film that shares a similar gay period theme involving kings, queens, and the other kind of queens. The film stars two very popular South Korean actors, Jin-mo Ju (200 Pounds Beauty) and In-seong Jo (A Dirty Carnival) appearing in out of character roles. It should also be noted that “A Frozen Flower” is a purely fictional work set sometime in the late Goryeo Dynasty when Goryeo was under the influence of China.
In “A Frozen Flower”, the king of Goryeo (Jin-mo Ju) comes under heavy pressure from neighboring China to produce an heir (his wife is of Chinese descent) or become possibly replaced. The king meanwhile has no interest in women and is incapable of producing an heir because of his homosexuality. The king spends the majority of his time with Hong Lim - his chief royal bodyguard. The king nurtured Hong Lim into the role of his personal bodyguard since they were children. Their relationship has now progressed into a sexual relationship.
One day, the king asks Hong Lim to father a child with the queen. Hong Lim is taken back by this request as he has never been with a women before. The first evening that Hong Lim attempts to conceive a child with the queen he is unable to perform. The second night they attempt to conceive a child things turn out differently. Passion arises between the two and they successfully have sex. Their third night together they find themselves falling for each other. Meanwhile, the king suspects that something has changed within Hong Lim and is willing to do whatever it takes to keep Hong Lim for himself.
“A Frozen Flower” will receive the most attention because of its homosexual angle, but the film contains very little in gay eroticism. There’s one kissing scene between the king and the bodyguard, while the film features numerous graphic sex scenes between the bodyguard and the queen. While the film does open with a prominent gay angle, the film eventually settles on the heterosexual relationship between the bodyguard and queen as the crux of its story.
With a character driven film like “A Frozen Flower” the movie really sinks or swims with the performances of its main actors and in this regard the movie sinks. You can say Jin-mo Ju and In-seong Jo take completely different paths to arrive at the same disappointing destination. Jin-mo Ju opts for the hammy “over-the-top” road, with eyes and veins that constantly appear on the verge of popping. His ultra-charged performance fails to spark any type of onscreen electricity and made me wonder if he didn't watch one too many Al Pacino films. In-seong Jo takes the reserved stoic road and consequently comes across as a robot. The many sex scenes between himself and Ji-hyo Song were surprisingly graphic, but failed to exude a level of eroticism needed to make those scenes work (if you ever wondered what it looks like when robots start humping reference those scenes).
Visually the film is bright and colorful, but occasionally veers close to late night cable TV quality (the dungeon scenes and the countryside horseback scenes in particular). The story is also nothing to write home about sans the gay angle, which gets thrown out the window when the heterosexual relationship develops.
“A Frozen Flower” isn't a terrible film by any stretch of the imagination and I can see how certain fans may enjoy the movie outright. For myself, I found the movie to be disappointing with sub-par acting, a bland script, and visuals that lacked imagination. In retrospect, the film seemed to lack true “heart” to make its story come to life.
TokyoBoots321 Says:
May 04 2009 12:19 pm
For anyone who wants to watch it,it's on avistaz.com.It has English subtitles,I'm downloading it right now but it seems it hasn't got many seeders.:(
anna Says:
Apr 28 2009 4:52 am
It's not that great.
All I remember is that they have sex .. a lot!
animesrey Says:
Apr 25 2009 2:53 pm
i saw some of and let me tell you..awesome...even though its not translated to english sub but you can at least get some ideas of what is going on. very beautiful and jaw dropping movie because it shows how different times dealt with certain issues and like i said very beautiful movie.
Dottie Says:
Apr 25 2009 9:40 am
One of my most indelible memories of Korean movies came from "Wang-ui Namja" and for the past four years, I've come across a few other movies on homosexuality but NONE has ever rivaled Lee Junki's vulnerable character.
I am not a fan of Jo In-seong since I feel that his speak more for his talents. However, that was changed in 2006 when I saw him "Dirty Carnival", directed by Yoo Ha.
So you're probably wondering why in the world am I giving so much pretext.
Well, Jo was so impressed with Yoo Ha from his experiences in 2006 that he signed up for "Frozen Flower" even without knowing what it was about and he wanted to make it his last movie before enlisting for the army.
Secondly, I have finally found another movie to put at par with "Wang-ui Namja" and in many different ways, much much more (excuse my triple superlatives) profound in terms of depths.
I don't want to give anything away. Go to www.tudou.com to watch this movie. Jo and Joo played their characters so beautifully and gripping; I was literally left speechless. Song Hi-Jyo, whom I only know from "Goong" did a wonderful job as much playing the ice-queen.
Again, I wish I could tell you everything but I don't want to spoil it for you so PLEASE WATCH IT.
Warning: If you have an issue with homosexuality, please don't watch/bash it. Just stay away. This movie is NOT for everyone so don't expect it to 'fit' into the box.
RamenLover Says:
Apr 19 2009 8:52 pm
Thanks for the review Leslie, looking forwards to watching this myself though I'm not sure what the heck I'm going to think of it...which makes it more interesting in a way.
leslie Says:
Apr 19 2009 8:39 pm
the acting by the males was amazing, the female was so-so.
i think the captain of the guards (jo?) didn't really fit my image of a person feasible of swinging for both sides.
that's just his look tho, his acting made up for his looks.
tbh the film could have done without the graphic sex scenes.
i was expecting more homo than hetero sex, so i was quite disappointed.
all the hype with the sex scenes and they couldn't even get the positions correct. (another dissapointment)
some of the action was blatantly simulated (unless the actors have organs that stem from unconventional places).
i think 63/100, a 2:1 but nowhere near a 1st.
kei Says:
Apr 05 2009 4:38 am
where can we watch the movie..link please
mimi Says:
Mar 25 2009 9:31 pm
best movie ever! you can find it at bada.us, type in the korean name in the search, I warn you though, it dosn't have subtitles and is all messed up (voices dont match the lip movement).
smileymye Says:
Mar 14 2009 9:55 pm
Where can i watch this onlinewith subs????? :-)
vietncambo Says:
Feb 09 2009 3:15 pm
where do u guys watch it at?! i really want to watch it! >.<
nana Says:
Feb 08 2009 9:42 am
i want to watch this movie too
but i cant find it with sub :( :(
have to wait
Jo In Sung <3 Jo Jin Moo <3
TokyoBoots321 Says:
Jan 03 2009 8:42 am
*POSSIBLE SPOILERS*It seems like the gay played by Jo In-sung turns out to be straight,after the King tells him to sleep with his wife.Am I right?Damn I really want to watch it!Any site online where I can watch it?
bubbless Says:
Jan 02 2009 8:52 pm
where can I find this movie cuz I relaly wannt to watch it!
orange Says:
Dec 31 2008 7:07 pm
I saw this yesterday! Pretty good in my opinion, although the homosexual parts are overdone and waaaaay to intense to be realistic. And too many sex scenes in my opinion.
Trishy Says:
Dec 16 2008 11:43 pm
OMG!! I wanna see this!!! I am captivated by the trailer..it looks so beautiful!
Funnya Says:
Dec 12 2008 10:30 am
i really want to watch this movie!!!!
i cant get enough of the trailer XD
i have really a long time to wait !!!!!!!!
Jo In Sung <3 In Seong Jo <3