Chi-hwa-seon or Chwi-hwa-seon (also known as Painted Fire, Strokes of Fire or Drunk on Women and Poetry) is a 2002 South Korean drama film directed by Im Kwon-taek about Jang Seung-eop (commonly known by his pen name, Owon), a nineteenth-century Korean painter who changed the direction of Korean art.
| Chi-hwa-seon | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 취화선 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Chwihwaseon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'wihwasŏn |
| Directed by | Im Kwon-taek |
| Written by | Kwon-taek Im Do-ol Byung-sam Min |
| Produced by | Lee Tae-won |
| Starring | Choi Min-sik Ahn Sung-ki Yoo Ho-jeong |
| Cinematography | Jeong Il-seong |
| Edited by | Park Sun-deok |
| Music by | Kim Young-dong |
| Distributed by | Cinema Service |
Release date |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | $6.9 million[1] |
Synopsis
It begins with the Korean artist being suspicious of a Japanese art-lover who values his work. The story then goes back to his man's early years. Beginning as a vagabond with a talent for drawing, he has a talent for imitating other people's art, but is urged to go on and develop a style of his own. This process is painful and he often behaves very badly, getting drunk and being hostile to those who care about him and try to help him.
These events are set against the struggle for reform within Korea, caught between China and Japan (annexed by Japan in 1910, outside the film's time-frame).
Cast
- Choi Min-sik as Jang Seung-up
- Ahn Sung-ki as Kim Byung-Moon
- Yoo Ho-jeong as Mae-hyang
- Kim Yeo-jin as Jin-jong
- Son Ye-jin as So-woon
Awards
| Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23rd Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Film | Chi-hwa-seon | Won | [2] |
| Best Director | Im Kwon-taek | Won | ||
| Best Leading Actor | Choi Min-sik | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Kim Yeo-jin | Nominated | ||
| Best Cinematography | Jung Il-sung | Won | ||
| 55th Cannes Film Festival | Palme d'Or | Im Kwon-taek | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Won | [3] | ||
| Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics | Grand Prix | Won | [4] | |
| Camerimage | Golden Frog | Jung Il-sung | Nominated | |
| 28th César Awards | Best Foreign Film | Chi-hwa-seon | Nominated | |
| 3rd Busan Film Critics Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Kim Yeo-jin | Won | |
| Best Cinematography | Jung Il-sung | Won | ||
| Chicago International Film Festival | Gold Hugo | Im Kwon-taek | Nominated | |
| 22nd Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Best Cinematography | Jung Il-sung | Won |
- In 2020, the film was ranked by The Guardian number 13 among the classics of modern South Korean cinema.[5]
References
- ^ "Chihwaseon (2003) - Box Office Mojo". Archived from the original on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ Awards based on "Awards for Chihwaseon (2002)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Chi-hwa-seon". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^ "Kim Ki-duk, Grand Prix de l'UCC". La Libre Belgique (in French). January 9, 2006. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
- ^ Bradshaw, Peter (13 February 2020). "Classics of modern South Korean cinema – ranked!". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
Sources
- Distributor's page
- "Im Kwon-taek's Retrospective". Koreafilmfes. 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
- James, David (March 2003). "Chihwaseon: Review". Film Comment. Vol. 39, no. 2. pp. 75–76.
- Johnston, Sheila (2002-06-14). "Master's art of observation". Screen International. No. 1359. p. 24.
- Kim, So-young. "Korean Film History and 'Chihwaseon'" (PDF). Korean Film Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-02. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
- LeMarie, Yannick; Michel Ciment; Hubert Niogret (December 2002). "Im Kwon-taek (Review of Chihwaseon and Interview)". Positif (in French). No. 502. pp. 4–5, 9–14.
- MacNab, Geoffrey (June 2003). "Chihwaseon Drunk on Women and Poetry". Sight & Sound. 13 (6): 40–41. Archived from the original on January 16, 2006. Retrieved 2007-12-04.
- Morrison, Alan (July 2003). "The reviews". Empire. p. 52.
- Ralske, Josh. "Chihwaseon". Allmovie. Retrieved 2007-11-01. [permanent dead link]
- "Rushes: the bigger picture: portrait of the artist". Sight and Sound. Vol. 13, no. 6. June 2003. pp. 4–5.
- Stratton, David (2002-06-03). "Film Reviews". Variety. p. 22.
External links
- Chihwaseon at IMDb
- Review at koreanfilm.org