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85 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 29 Critics What's this?

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8.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 35 Ratings

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  • 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)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    Kim's movie conjures a sense of spiritual discipline as suspenseful as it is stunning to watch and exhilarating to contemplate.
  2. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Carla Meyer
    100
    A masterful portrait of the seasons of a life.
  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Phillip Kennicott
    60
    Though lacking in any particular narrative surprise, the film nevertheless takes the viewer completely by surprise several times.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 21
  3. Negative: 2 out of 21
  1. M.Daye
    10
    For a film whose objective is to recount the intricacy of life, 'Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter…And Spring' is blissfully simple. Gorgeously paced and highly original.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. JeffM.
    7
    As each season progressed, my interest lessened along the way. Still, there are moments of stunning beauty in each vignet that it is a film woth seeing. The sum its parts is better than the whole though.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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