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Audio Format: DD 5.1 Surround, DTS 5.1 Surround Video Format: Widescreen 1.85:1 (Anamorphic) Languages: Korean Subtitles: English, Korean Region Code: 3 Year Made: 2002 Running Time: 120
 
To bring life back to the streets of Seoul that's reminiscent of the end of the 20th century, Korea's largest open set went into construction at Seoul Cinema Complex. Covering a large mountain landscape with a mammoth budget, the set was built within the span of three months before the movie went into production. Jongro Street, which today lies in the heart of Seoul's bustling metropolitan, was reincarnated into a crowded road filled with old shops, bars, merchants, and civilians from all walks of life during the Joseon Dyansty. There are also homes of aristocrats and middle-class noblemen, gisaeng houses (salons for women to entertain aristocrats), and peasants' homes. Every single prop, costume, and character all identically resemble Korea's last great dynasty, and allows us to experience it so realistically, it's as if we were actually there.
After working next to Director Im Kwon Taek on a slew of films dating back to Korea's "Golden Age of Cinema," Cinematographer Jung Il-sung has captivated the audience both at home and abroad with his beautiful visuals and sensational cinematography. Winning several awards for his unparallel talent, he once again enchants the audience with visuals never seen before, which truly enhances the painter's world JANG Seung-ub lived in. For several weeks, Jung Il-sung traveled around Korea during spring to capture the most beautiful images that even native Koreans have never seen. Jung Il-sung used as much as 10,000 feet of film to use these shots as inserts for the film.
Renowned artists and college professors, who are all experts on paintings from the Joseon Dynasty, were hired to reproduce JANG Seung-ub's authentic works. The government also granted permission to the film's producers to exclusively use authentic paintings of the Joseon Dynasty for the film. In Chihwaseon, you can watch firsthand the most well-known paintings of JANG Seung-ub and become awestruck by paintings of the Joseon Dynasty which so many treasure today. Actor Choi Min-shik also went through intense training to learn the exquisite brush techniques and gestures characteristic of Korea's most cherished painter, JANG Seung-ub.
During the 1850s, KIM Byung-moon saves young Seung-up from being beaten by a group of drifters. Seung-up draws him a picture to explain the reason of being beaten. KIM looks carefully at Seung-up's rough yet extraordinary talent... and years later, KIM encourages Seung-up to pursue the life of a true artist and gives him a pen name, Oh-won. Seung-up meets Mae-hyang, a daughter of a declined Yangban(nobility) who attracts him deeply. But, they part when she runs away from persecution of the catholic.
Seung-up leaves and wanders about in pursuit of the truth of art. Nobody can hold on to him. Only through pleasure can he eagerly stroke his paintbrush. He confirms the power of his brush stroke through his painting of a monkey with a liquor bottle in hand while mocking the world. As fame builds up, he yearns to change and stretch beyond his limits. Then one day, he experiences all his body's energy flowing into the paintbrush. Seung-up, in a misshaped bowl, discovers the state he has strived to attain and turns his back to the world and fades away...
CHARACTERS
CHOI Min-shik as JANG Seung-ub
"They see in my pictures only what they want to see. I have to leave all that behind. If I let them get to me, they'll use me."
JANG Seung-ub was born in 1843 and disappeared without a trace in 1897. He was the quintessential painter of the Joseon Dynasty and lived a peculiar life during an era of disorder. He wanted to live a free life, drinking wine and painting. Although he was at the center of many people's criticism and lived during a dramatic change in Korean history, he struggled alone to overcome his own limits as an artist. In the final stages of his life, he leaves everything behind and finally becomes a free man.
Director Im didn't wrack his brains whatsoever on who to cast for JANG Seung-ub's role. With his strong image and praised acting talent, Choi Min-shik was undoubtedly the best choice to play the challenging role of an artist struggling for his own art. Choi Min-shik is Korea's much-touted actor and recent star. He won a Best Actor Award from the 1999 Grand Bell Awards for his portrayal of a North Korean agent in Korea's most successful film, Shiri. Choi Min-shik first made a name for himself in theater before breaking into the film world with a role in Park Chong-won's critically-acclaimed film Our Twisted Hero. Before coming aboard Chihwaseon, in 2001 Choi starred as a third-rate gangster opposite Hong Kong actress Cecilia Cheung in the internationally-acclaimed Failan.
Filmography
Chihwaseon (2002) dir. Im Kwon-taek
Failan (2001) dir. Song Hae-sung
Happy End (1999) dir. Jung Ji-woo
Shiri (1999) dir. Kang Jae-gyu
The Quiet Family (1998) dir. Kim Ji-woon
No. 3 (1997) dir. Song Neung-han
Our Twisted Hero (1992) dir. Park Chong-won
AHN Sung-ki as KIM Byung-moon
Your skillful touches are just flawless. But isn't it time for you to paint a picture that holds your own breath and spirit?
Kim Byung-mun has been Seung-up's mentor ever since he was a child. He's a reformist who strives for change in Joseon's corrupted government, but he also serves as a father figure for Seung-up, who has been an orphan all his life. Kim Byung-moon offers Seung-up ways to develop his talent as well as his attitudes toward his paintings and art. For as long as he lived, Kim Byung-moon always provided a safe haven for Seung-up during his most difficult times.
Ahn Sung-ki is Korea's consummate veteran actor, having starred in over 60 films. He has been one of the top actors in Korea because of his natural acting style and his convincing portrayal of difficult roles in his past films. He has worked side by side with Director Im on several occasions, including the critically-acclaimed films, Mandara, Festival, and The Taebaek Mountains. His superb acting talent and gentleman-like charisma garnered him Korea's most impressive filmography. He now adds Chihwaseon to his long list of career achievements.
Filmography
Chihwaseon (2002) dir. Im Kwon-taek
The Last Witness (2001) dir. Bae Chang-ho
Musa: The Warrior (2001) dir. Kim Sung-su
Truth or Dare (2000) dir. Kim Ki-young
Black Hole (2000) dir. Kim Guk-hyung
Nowhere to Hide (1999) dir. Lee Myung-se
Art Museum by the Zoo (1998) dir. Lee Jeong-hyang
Spring in My Hometown (1998) dir. Lee Kwangmo
The Soul Guardians (1998) dir. Park Kwang-choon
Festival (1996) dir. Im Kwon-taek
Eternal Empire (1995) dir. Park Chong-won
The Taebaek Mountains (1994) dir. Im Kwon-taek
To the Starry Island (1993) dir Park Kwang-soo
YOU Ho-jung AS Mae-hyang
"It is said that a plum blossom mustn't sell its scent. So I'm ashamed of what I am."
The daughter of a declined Yangban (nobility) who became a kisaeng. She meets JANG Seung-up through strange connections and shares love and friendship with him. The only woman who Seung-up has loved throughout his whole life.
 
In his new movie Chihwaseon, director Im Gweon-Taek uses the history and natural beauty of Korea as a backdrop for the story of the painter Chang Sung-up, one of the preeminent Eastern painters of the late Choson period.
Chang (Choi Min-Sik) begins his life begging on the street, but his intense desire to study the Eastern landscape painting tradition brings him to the attention of the nobleman Kim Byong-moon (Ahn Seong-Gi). Kim takes in the young Chang, and becomes his lifelong mentor and friend. Gradually, other members of the noble class realize the extent of Chang??s artistic talents, and he quickly finds himself becoming a part of their inner circle.
Chang receives heavy patronage from the noblemen of his era, and the loosening of class structure in the latter half of the 19th century _ which many saw as a foretelling of the political turmoil and eventual collapse of the Choson Kingdom _ allowed Chang to exist comfortably at their side. However, the movie shows Chang as never quite fitting into their world, at first because of the difference in class, and later due to aesthetics.
As with Western modernism, which placed an emphasis on individuals and novelty, Chang is portrayed as craving a truer approach to artmaking, and becomes frustrated with the noblemen??s inability to see past stylistic traditions and techniques. During his long and frequent drinking binges, his contempt for those who deaden the integrity of painting comes to the surface, as he picks fights with noblemen and screams obscenities from rooftops.
Ultimately, Chang is shown to be a loner who is most comfortable drifting through the fields and mountains of Korea in search of artistic inspiration. Nature becomes his teacher and alcohol becomes the catalyst for his eventual breakthrough. The work of cinematographer Jung Il-sung especially shines during these outdoor scenes, as the movie beautifully juxtaposes the landscape of Korea as the painter might have seen it during his wanderings with the paintings themselves.
``Chihwaseon???? is more imagistic than Im??s previous films, which sometimes focused on the narrative to the detriment of the visual. Instead of his usual long takes, which let the story unfold in front of the camera, Im here uses a lot of quick cuts, presenting large segments of the painter??s life as a series of images. It feels almost too hurried at times, as if the movie felt pressured to tell everything in two hours, but Im is able to keep the narrative from feeling too cramped.
Overall, ``Chihwaseon???? is a beautifully filmed movie that manages to avoid the cliches usually used in movies about artists. While it might be questionable whose artistic philosophy is being presented _ Chang or the makers of the film _ the audience will leave the theater with the impression of an artist who, through all the political and historical changes, remained firm in his devotion to a life in painting.
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