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Portrait of a Beauty

Portrait of a Beauty

Portrait of a Beauty (Korean: 미인도; RR: Miindo) is a 2008 South Korean historicalromantic drama film directed by Jeon Yun-su. Adapted from the bestselling novel Painter of the Wind (바람의 화원; Baramui hwawon) by Lee Jung-myung, the film portrays Joseon-era painter Sin Yun-bok (better known by his art name, Hyewon) as being a woman disguised as a man.

Portrait of a Beauty opened in South Korean theaters on 13 November 2008. It was the 8th most attended domestic film of 2008 with 2,364,482 tickets sold.