| Portrait of a Beauty | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 미인도 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Miindo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Miindo |
| Directed by | Jeon Yun-su |
| Written by | Han Su-ryeon |
| Based on | Painter of the Wind by Lee Jung-myung |
| Produced by | Choi Jun-yeong Kim Se-hun Lee Seong-hun |
| Starring | Kim Min-sun Kim Young-ho Kim Nam-gil Choo Ja-hyun |
| Cinematography | Park Hee-ju |
| Edited by | Park Gok-ji |
| Music by | Hwang Sang-jun |
Production companies | Iroom Pictures Sponge Entertainment |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$11.8 million[1] |
Portrait of a Beauty (Korean: 미인도; RR: Miindo) is a 2008 South Korean historical romantic drama film directed by Jeon Yun-su. Adapted from the bestselling novel Painter of the Wind (Korean: 바람의 화원; RR: Barame Hwawon) by Lee Jung-myung, the film portrays Joseon-era painter Sin Yun-bok (better known by his pen name, Hyewon) as being a woman disguised as a man.[2]
Portrait of a Beauty opened in South Korean theaters on 13 November 2008.[3] It was the 8th most attended domestic film of 2008 with 2,364,482 tickets sold.[4][5]
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- ^ "Provocative Portrait of a Beauty Tops Movie Chart". The Chosun Ilbo. 24 November 2008. Archived from the original on 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
- ^ Yi, Chang-ho (27 November 2008). "Portrait of a Beauty sold to Japan, Singapore, and Thailand". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
- ^ "The Best Selling Films of 2008". Koreanfilm.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2014-02-05.