Chi-hwa-seon (DVD) (US Version)
Director Im Kwon Taek is regarded by many as the father of modern Korean Cinema and certainly the first Korean director to receive global critical acclaim. With around a hundred films to his credit, in a career spanning over four decades, Im has crafted some of Korea’s most revered and successful films. With Chihwaseon, a.k.a. Stroke of Fire, Im brings to screen the incredible life of Jang Seung Eup, a renowned painter whose innovative work and eccentric personality revolutionized Korean art. Offering an insightful tale and breathtaking cinematography, Im Kwon Taek’s masterpiece won him the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2002.
In the chaos of the 1850s, Kim Byung Moon (Ahn Sung Ki, Silmido) rescues a young boy named Jang Seung Eup. Discovering the boy to be extremely talented, Kim becomes his mentor and helps him develop his artistic talents, selecting the pseudonym Oh Won for Jang when he comes of age. As an adult, Jang (Choi Min Sik, Old Boy) eventually leaves home to wander in search of true art. Finding inspiration in his love for alcohol and women, the temperamental artist lives a free-wheeling, free-spirited, drunken life that raises more than a few eyebrows. Subverting the boundaries of tradition and convention with his bold, innovative, and uncompromising vision, Jang forever transforms the face of Korean art..
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