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Portrait of a Beauty

2008 · 108 min

A lush, aching period romance where forbidden desire and artistic ambition simmer under courtly restraint, building toward a quietly devastating emotional reckoning.

Directed by
Jeon Yun-su
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Kim Gyu-ri, Kim Young-ho, Kim Nam-gil
Tagline
Sensational secret from the history gets revealed.
Overview
Yun-jeong, a skilled painter, disguises herself as a man in court to continue her family's legacy. Circumstances become difficult when her relationship with Kang-mu draws jealousy from the others.

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Directed by
Jeon Yun-su
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Kim Gyu-ri, Kim Young-ho, Kim Nam-gil
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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • love
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • art
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance7
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Jeon Yun-su
Written by
Han Su-ryeon, Jeon Yun-su
Starring
Kim Gyu-ri, Kim Young-ho, Kim Nam-gil, Choo Ja-hyun, Han Myung-goo, Park Ji-il, Kwon Byung-gil, Choi Gyu-hwan
Music
Hwang Sang-jun
Runtime
108 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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