Chihwaseon

aka: Painted Fire
South Korea 2002, 120 minutes
Dir. Kwon-taek Im
In Korean with English subtitles
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama / Arts & Artists

Topics: Period - 1800s.

Feat. Min-sik Choi, Sung-kee Ahn

Aroview: A mainstay of Korean cinema, Im Kwon-taek helms this impassioned portrait of one of the country's most celebrated painters, Jang Seung-ub, also known as Ohwon. Booze and women feature prominently in the director's lively take on the temperamental artist.

NZ International Film Festival 2003