Painted Fire

…2002 Im released Chihwaseon (Painted Fire), a masterly depiction of the life of the legendary, gifted, and self-destructive 19th-century painter Jang Seung-Up. The widely acclaimed Chihwaeson garnered Im much-deserved recognition outside South Korea. In May 2002 he became the first Korean to win the best director award at the…

…at Cannes with Chihwaseon (2002; Painted Fire), a biography of legendary painter Jang Seung-Up. His later films included Cheon nyun hak (2007; Beyond the Years) and Hwajang (2014; Revivre).