- Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
- Release Date: Apr 2, 2004
- Starring: Jong-ho Kim, Ki-duk Kim, Yeong-su Oh
- Summary: Entirely set on and around a tree-lined lake where a tiny Buddhist monastery floats on a raft amidst a breath-taking landscape, this film is divided into five segments with each season representing a stage in a man's life. (Sony Pictures Classics)
- Director: Ki-duk Kim
- Genre(s): Drama
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 28 out of 29
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Mixed: 1 out of 29
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Negative: 0 out of 29
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100Kim's movie conjures a sense of spiritual discipline as suspenseful as it is stunning to watch and exhilarating to contemplate.
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100A masterful portrait of the seasons of a life.
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80Kim Ki-duk keeps dialogue to a minimum and actions simple in what is virtually a two-character piece. Humor arrives organically, often resulting in hearty laughs.
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Though lacking in any particular narrative surprise, the film nevertheless takes the viewer completely by surprise several times.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 19 out of 22
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Mixed: 1 out of 22
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Negative: 2 out of 22
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M.Daye10For a film whose objective is to recount the intricacy of life, 'Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
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JeffM.7
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