Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter And Spring
2004
A young boy lives in a small floating temple on a beautiful lake, together with an elderly master who teaches him the ways of the Buddha. Years later the boy, now a young man, experiences his sexual awakening with a girl who has come to the temple to be healed by the master. The youth runs away to the outside world but his lust .. Read more
| Starring | Yeong-su Oh, Ki-duk Kim, Kim Ki-Duk, Ki-Duk Kim |
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| Director | Kim Ki-Duk, Ki-Duk Kim, Ki-duk Kim |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter And Spring
A young boy lives in a small floating temple on a beautiful lake, together with an elderly master who teaches him the ways of the Buddha. Years later the boy, now a young man, experiences his sexual awakening with a girl who has come to the temple to be healed by the master. The youth runs away to the outside world but his lust turns his life into hell, so he returns to the lake temple to find spiritual enlightenment.
| Starring | Yeong-su Oh, Ki-duk Kim, Kim Ki-Duk, Ki-Duk Kim, Young-min Kim, Dae-han Ji, Min Choi |
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| Director | Kim Ki-Duk, Ki-Duk Kim, Ki-duk Kim |
| Studio | PALISADES TARTAN |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 43 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | Korean |
| Released | DVD: 27 Sep 2004 Production year: 2004 |
| Format | DVD |
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South Korean director Kim Ki-Duk's exquisite meditation on the trials and burdens of life is not one for fans of intrigue, car chases or explosions. A tiny Buddhist hermitage floats on the glassy waters of a beautiful lake. Inside, a monk and a young boy live and contemplate. The boy grows up and leaves; the monk grows old; the boy returns to the temple as a man, and the cycle of life repeats itself. There you have pretty much the whole plot. But this is not a film greatly concerned with story or even dialogue (which is also minimal), but about image, emotional tone, ritual and symbolism, all of which are employed masterfully, leaving Kim's film moving, mysterious — and utterly unmissable.
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A film that is both lyrical and harsh, transcendent and mundane; it is a Buddhist fable of redemption and cutting wisdom.
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31 out of 35 people found this review helpful
One of the most sublime films of recent years
Buddhism in a nut shell: a little boy, training to be a monk, commits cruelty to animals, then grows to be a murderer. But while his crime against humanity is paid for both spiritually and judiciously, his earlier crime against life in general goes unpunished, until he is forced to make amends himself. Thoroughly thought-provoking, beautifully shot and mind-blwingly designed in pretty much every conceivable way. Only the (later acquired) knowledge that the director harmed animals in the making of the film comprimises both my comfort in watching it and the message it tries to make.
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6 out of 9 people found this review helpful
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Sublime Entertainment.
Ki-duk Kim's beautifully shot film really must be seen. There are few words in this film and few are needed. The story of a young boy at a Buddhist monastery uses the seasons to show different parts of his life. One of the most emotionally powerful films I have ever seen. This is highly recommended.
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- Posted 13 Feb 2007 07:58
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