Jang Seung-eop, also known as "Chihwaseon," drinks and paints all day. Through Mae-hyang, he learns the meaning of fate, sees art beyond even the smallest things, and sets out for the path he seeks.
Acting
Choi Min-sik burns the screen down as the volatile Jang.
Cinematography
Every frame looks like a painting fighting to escape its canvas.
Direction
Im Kwon-taek spent decades trying to make this; you feel it.

Director
Im Kwon-taek
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jang Seung-up was real, but most records were destroyed; the film invents freely where history went silent, which is its own statement.
Choi Min-sik trained for months with a master calligrapher; his brush strokes in the final scene are actually his.
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