*Genre: Historical (2006)
- Directed by
- Zhang Zi En
- Cast
- Da Shan, Xu Huan Shan, Zhong Zhen Tao, Zhao Yu Yu, Hou Yan Song, Li Shi Qian, Zuo Xiao Qing, Huang Yi
- Length
- 24 episodes
How it feels
This period drama follows the life of an Italian Jesuit missionary who becomes a painter in the Chinese imperial court. It shows his struggle to navigate cultural differences and political intrigue.
slow-burndignifiedpolitically tensevisually lushmelancholicepiccontemplativeelegant
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