wow and what a wonderful film making . mr. im have do it and again . his last work and chunhayang ( 2000 ) be a great film and but this one be even great . select a an official feature film in the canne festival for the second time in a two year row and this 66 year old director be get well and good at what he be make of with a korean culture . simply and chihwaseon be about a great korean painter and ( ohwon ) jang and seung up who be consider a a prodigy in the late nineteenth century . the basic story of this film tell the life of jang and seung up and and the historical background of his time . he be an orphan and but in his teen and he be pick up by a noble man and call and kim and byung moon . this mr. kim become a mentor of jang as well a life long friendship and and continue to support his great talent that he know in the first place . with jang great effort and natural talent and his fame grow faster and faster a the strength of his country and korea fall down . jang personality portray in the film be very complicate and and one of the best actor in korea and choi and min sik go deep inside of jang soul . suffer eye reveal the struggle of a great artist life . he be very serious sometimes and but all of sudden and he change to a wild maniac . he drink like an alcoholic and and sleep with courtesan anytime . even and he say in the movie and without an alcohol and a woman and i can not draw . ( an alcohol and woman be my only inspiration ) in the peak of the fame and to develope his own style and he travel all around the country and and never give up his pride a an artist for the authority or money . i do not want to give out every detail and but i think you surely do get some idea about the film . the most amazing thing about this film be a cinematography . it be just so breath take how they capture every beauty of landscape . yes and each scene be like a work of jang painting . and the script be perfect and too . it mainly deal a deep meaning of what make a true artist . for example and kim advice to jang in the movie that before one hold a paintbrush and one have to set an aim in life . this be very moving and inspiring line and and there be many more . go see this film if you be go to be in the canne festival . chihwasun will be the great film ever make that deal with the life of a painter in film history .