Portrait of a Beauty
Born to a family of established court painters, seven-year-old Yoon-jeong is a young girl gifted at painting. However, the pressure is on her brother to carry on the proud family tradition, as women aren’t allowed to become professional painters. While her brother trains to take his place in the court, Yoon-jeong helps him out by secretly painting for him. The little girl’s life is turned upside down when her brother kills himself. In order to preserve the family honor, she is forced to take her brother’s name and lives as a man. Yun-bok’s genius and talent captures the heart of another great master of the time, Kim Hong-do. But her daring depictions of women are condemned by the royal institute as obscene. Yun-bok meets Kang-mu and falls deeply in love. For the first time, she feels the strong desire to abandon everything she has built and simply be a woman in front of the man she loves. Kang-moo sacrifices all for his love as well.
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| Country | Streaming on | Rent / Buy |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | Magenta TV+ | Apple TV Store, maxdome Store, Freenet meinVOD |
| South Korea | Netflix, wavve, Watcha, Netflix Standard with Ads | wavve |
About Portrait of a Beauty
Portrait of a Beauty is a 2008 Korean-language drama and romance film directed by Jeon Yun-su. The cast is led by Kim Gyu-ri, Kim Young-ho, Kim Nam-gil. It has a runtime of 1h 48m.
Portrait of a Beauty was produced by CJ Entertainment, Iroom Pictures, and Yedang Entertainment and made in South Korea. It was released on November 13, 2008.
- Director
- Jeon Yun-su
- Writers
- Suryeon Han, Jeon Yun-su
- Release date
- November 13, 2008
- Original language
- Korean
- Status
- Released
- Country
- South Korea
- Production
- CJ Entertainment, Iroom Pictures, Yedang Entertainment
Portrait of a Beauty cast & crew
Portrait of a Beauty was directed by Jeon Yun-su and written by Suryeon Han and Jeon Yun-su.
The cast features Kim Gyu-ri as Shin Yun-bok, Kim Young-ho as Kim Hong-do, Kim Nam-gil as Kang-mu, Choo Ja-hyun as Seol-hwa, Bo Ri as Obscene entertainer 2, and Lee Eun-mi as Dano [5th lunar day] gisaeng 4.
Behind the camera, the score was composed by Hwang Sang-jun and it was produced by Lee Seong-hun.
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Cast of Portrait of a Beauty
Kim Gyu-ri
Shin Yun-bok
Kim Young-ho
Kim Hong-do
Kim Nam-gil
Kang-mu
Choo Ja-hyun
Seol-hwa
Bo Ri
Obscene entertainer 2
Lee Eun-mi
Dano [5th lunar day] gisaeng 4
Shin Yu-ju
Entertainer 3
Joo Young-ho
Playboy
Choi Choon-beom
Jang Ryeong
Oh Man-seok
[Street writer #3]
Portrait of a Beauty — FAQs
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▸How long is Portrait of a Beauty?
Portrait of a Beauty runs 1 hours 48 minutes (108 minutes).
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