The Artist: Reborn (2017): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2017, The Artist: Reborn is a drama, crime and mystery film directed by Kim Kyoung-won, running about 95 minutes. “"Behind the irony of art."” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Oh In-sook, who goes by Gisele in the art world, is a failed artist with nothing going for her. During her shift at her part time job, she meets a cunning and canny art sales representative Jae-bum. Jae-bum believes that Gisele has the potential to become a prominent artist and decides to represent her. He and his colleague James, through their ingenious sales efforts, begin to raise the value of Gisele’s paintings, causing Gisele to gain immense fame. As she is ready to bathe in her success, she unexpectedly dies of reasons unknown shocking the art community. Jaebum sees this as an opportunity to hike the prices on his deceased client’s paintings and decides to go all-in in doing so. However, Gisele miraculously gains consciousness like the Lazarus syndrome, denting Jae-bum’s scheme. In order to save his career, Jaebum suggests to Gisele to stay “dead” and aims to strike a deal with her.

Who’s in it. The Artist: Reborn stars Ryu Hyun-kyung as Gisele, Park Jeong-min as Jae-bum, Moon Jong-won as James Kwak and Lee Soon-jae as Park Joong-sik, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.5/10, The Artist: Reborn sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Artist: Reborn page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Artist: Reborn tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.