Portrait of a Beauty (2008)

Description:

Portrait of a Beauty is a captivating historical drama about Yun Jeong, a young girl gifted at painting who is forced to disguise herself as a man. Born into a family of court painters where women are forbidden to paint professionally, she secretly helps her brother. After her brother tragically kills himself, she assumes his name, Yun Bok, to preserve her family honor. Her genius talent captures the attention of the great master Kim Hong Do. However, her daring depictions of women are condemned by the royal institute as obscene. Yun Bok soon meets Kang Mu and falls deeply in love, sparking a desire to abandon her disguise and simply live as a woman. This passion intensifies as Kim Hong Do falls in love with her, while Seol Hwa, a Gisaeng who loves Hong Do, becomes consumed by fatal jealousy. Discover the tragic and passionate secret behind Shin Yun Boks masterpiece, Portrait of a Beauty, after 250 years of silence.

Country: Korean

Status: Completed

Released: 2008

Genre:Drama; Historical; Mature; Romance; Tragedy