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Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: The movie's attention to anthropological and historical detail means things are slow to come alive. But once they do, the nature of Jang's psychic torture is palpable and unmistakable. Read more
Marta Barber, Miami Herald: The film is art in all its visual splendor, and no matter how confusing the historic story line may be to Westerners -- and it is -- the images on screen more than compensate for the faults. Read more
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: Another masterpiece from one of the world's more neglected great directors, a master artist who here reveals the soul of another. Read more
A.O. Scott, New York Times: Mr. Im's own aesthetic command is evident in the movie's wealth of beautiful, perfectly framed images of nature. Read more
Manohla Dargis, Los Angeles Times: A vividly entertaining portrait. Read more
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: [Chihwaseon] rushes through the life of its subject in nimble leaps and bounds, concentrating on the livelier and more spectacular parts and avoiding the dull historical and biographical stretches. Read more
Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly: The film's sexy romanticism and its tragic sense of Korean history will thrill even those who have never set foot in an art gallery. Read more
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer: If you've never seen a South Korean film, or even if you have, Chihwaseon is an ideal place to start or continue. Read more
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle: A handsome film, filled with lavish costumes and set designs and told in a series of exquisitely composed images. Read more
Ed Park, Village Voice: The film succeeds as the rehumanizing of a near mythical figure. Read more