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Chi-hwa-seon (2002)
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Reviews Counted:39
Fresh:32
Rotten:7
Average Rating:7.1/10
Theatrical Release:Feb 14, 2003 Limited
Synopsis: IM Kwon-taek's ninety-fifth film tells the story of renowned nineteenth-century painter JANG Seung-up (Choi Min-Sik), an artist whose revolutionary work - and persona - has forever changed the face... [More]
Starring: Min-sik Choi, Sung-Kee Ahn, Ho-jeong Yu, Yeo-jin Kim
Director: Kwon-Taek Im
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Reviews for Chi-hwa-seon
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In spite of these few moments of wonder, and even the dense, moving thematic content, the film ultimately doesn't leave a lasting taste. Full Review |
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[A]n elegant, painterly film... Full Review |
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The sturdy and goateed Choi Min-sik gives an extraordinary performance as the mercurial Ohwon whose moods fluctuate from sadness to rage, anguish, and depression. Full Review |
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For all its beauty and artistic ambition, the film remained stubbornly remote and soulless to me. Full Review |
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This Korean drama is a credible portrait of its main character, the revered 19th-century artist Oh Mon Jang Seung-up, and it looks beautiful enough to be a work of art itself. Full Review |
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Director Im Kwon-Taek steeps this film with reverence for Korean lore and history. Full Review |
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It is quietly observant, with a detached eye for the telling moment, and the visual compositions are often exquisite. Full Review |
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[Chihwaseon] rushes through the life of its subject in nimble leaps and bounds, concentrating on the livelier and more spectacular parts and avoiding the dull historical and biographical stretches. Full Review |
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The problem is, painting isn't a spectator sport, as the interminable scenes of Jang at work continually confirm. Full Review |
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Another masterpiece from one of the world's more neglected great directors, a master artist who here reveals the soul of another. Full Review |
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A fascinating, consummately crafted and ultimately moving study of a man who conforms surprisingly closely to western archetypes of the artist as rebel and hedonist. Full Review |
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It's one of the best films of an artist's life you'll ever see. Full Review |
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The movie's attention to anthropological and historical detail means things are slow to come alive. But once they do, the nature of Jang's psychic torture is palpable and unmistakable. Full Review |
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A vividly entertaining portrait. Full Review |
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The film's sexy romanticism and its tragic sense of Korean history will thrill even those who have never set foot in an art gallery. Full Review |
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