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Release Date:
10 May 2002 (South Korea) moreTagline:
The Life of Painter Jang Seung-upPlot:
In a time of political and social unrest in 19th century Korea, an uncouth, self-taught painter explores his natural talent amidst the repressive world around him. | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 3 nominations moreUser Comments:
well made film - a movie like a drawing moreCast
(Credited cast) | Min-sik Choi | ... | Jang Seung-up |
| Sung-kee Ahn | ... | Kim Byung-Moon |
| Ho-jeong Yu | ... | Mae-hyang |
| Yeo-jin Kim | ... | Jin-jong |
| Ye-jin Son | ... | So-woon |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Jin-seo Yun | ||
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Also Known As:
Drunk on Women and Poetry (UK)Painted Fire (USA)
Strokes of Fire (International: English title)
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Parents Guide:
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117 minCountry:
South KoreaLanguage:
KoreanColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
Australia:MA (TV rating) | Singapore:R(A) | France:U | Hong Kong:III | South Korea:12 (cut) | South Korea:18 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | USA:Unrated | UK:15 | Japan:R-18MOVIEmeter: 
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Chosen by "Telerama" (France) as one of the 10 best pictures of 2002 (#10) moreFAQ
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This movie could be a bit boring for some people, but I find this film
very interesting in terms of an attempt to reveal a tradition.
The director, Lim, has made two films about traditional music in Korea before this film. The film before this one was showing the music throughout the film, and this film is trying to achieve similar things by having backgrounds in the movie just like a painting.
Another thing is that, the story is written by both director and a philosopher, Kim who is well known scholar in Korea (holding a lot of degrees - including doctor at Havard) I'm not saying that educated people make better films but that philosopher is an expert in traditional culture in Korea, so it gives more credit on this film.