The struggles of an artist. Jang Seung-up (1843-1897), also called Owon, focusing on the years 1882 to 1897, when Korea was in political upheaval, caught between China and Japan, the conservative dynasty dying, and peasant revolt at hand. Jang, born poor, has genius; a merchant, Kim, becomes his patron, finding him a teacher. Jang must convince others that a commoner can have talent, then move beyond his ability to copy old masters and find his own style. He’s bedeviled by a temper and alcohol, arguments with patrons as he seeks commissions, and relationships with kisaeng, particularly Mae-hyang, that start and stop. It’s the life of a restless spirit producing great art. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 7.3/10 | |
Released: | May 10, 2002 | |
Runtime: | 120 min | |
Genres: | Drama History Biography | |
Companies: | Kino International Taehung Pictures Cinema Service | |
Cast: | Sung-Ki Ahn Min-sik Choi Yeo-jin Kim Ho-jeong Yu | |
Crew: | Yong-ok Kim Kwon-taek Im Byung-sam Min | |
torrac : Contains spoilers. Click to show. LMFAO The amount of times I've said that line "fucked if I know"