Portrait of a Beauty
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| Hangul | |
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| Revised Romanization | Miindo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Miindo |
| Directed by | Jeon Yun-su |
| Produced by | Choi Jun-yeong Kim Se-hun Lee Seong-hun |
| Written by | Han Su-ryeon |
| Based on |
Painter of the Wind by Lee Jung-myung |
| Starring |
Kim Min-sun Kim Young-ho |
| Music by | Hwang Sang-jun |
| Cinematography | Park Hee-ju |
| Edited by | Park Gok-ji |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
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Running time
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108 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$11,848,017 |
Portrait of a Beauty (Hangul: 미인도; RR: Miindo) is a 2008 South Korean film directed by Jeon Yun-su. Adapted from the bestselling novel Painter of the Wind (Hangul: 바람의 화원; RR: Barame Hwawon) by Lee Jung-myung, the film portrays Joseon-era painter Shin Yun-bok (better known by his pen name, Hyewon) as being a woman disguised as a man.
Portrait of a Beauty opened in South Korean theaters on 13 November 2008. It was the 8th most attended domestic film of 2008 with 2,364,482 tickets sold.
Retired court painter Shin Han-pyeong seeks to settle an old score with the most sought after painter of that time, Kim Hong-do (Kim Young-ho). Shin raises his son to surpass Kim Hong-do, but his son commits suicide over his lack of talent. The father then pushes his daughter Yun-jeong to disguise herself as her brother and enter the world of court painters.
Now the grown-up Yun-jeong (Kim Min-sun), now known under the pen name "Hyewon," finally enters the court and learns to paint under the guidance of Kim Hong-do, who is trusted by King Jeongjo.
Kim Hong-do quickly notices Yun-bok's huge potential as well as his girlish features. Things remain normal until Yun-bok goes out and comes across a playful seller of mirrors, Kang-mu (Kim Nam-gil). When their romantic adventure takes off, it is Kim Hong-do who ends up heartbroken. Kim's jealousy, and his desire to own Yun-bok physically and emotionally, soars to a perilous level.
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