An elegant yet unassuming variation [Les Liaisons Dangereuses].

Adds a vibrant cultural framework to a familiar story, and it turns out nothing becomes a legend like an Asian makeover.

Pictorially sumptuous and sexually provocative.

Its shortcomings do not make “Untold Scandal” any less competent, but when compared to later works exploring similar territory, such as “The Concubine” or “The Servant,” it certainly stands on a somewhat lower tier.