Chihwaseon (2003)
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- Synopsis
- Renowned Korean director Im Kwon-Taek (Chunhyang) tells the story of legendary iconoclastic Chosun Dynasty artist Oh-won (Choi Min-Sik). With little reliable documentation of the artist's life, the director (along with co-writer Kim Young-Oak) used ......
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- Starring
- Choi Min-Sik, Ahn Sung-ki, You Ho-Jeong, Kim Yun-jin, Son Ye-Jin
- Director(s)
- Im Kwon-Taek
- Distributor(s)
- Kino
- MPAA Rating
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 117 min.
Critic Reviews
It is quietly observant, with a detached eye for the telling moment, and the visual compositions are often exquisite. Read the full review
Im recounts the painter's life in bold strokes rather than with the literalist's painstaking detail, and in the process tells us more about the mysteries of genius than a bushel full of quotidian fact. Read the full review
Art history majors may write in with corrections. Meanwhile, I'm declaring that the masterly, big-canvas biographical drama Chi-hwa-seon: Painted Fire is about the Jackson Pollock of 19th-century Korea.Read the full review
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