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- 2004
- R
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 1 h 43 m
- 2004
- R
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 1 h 43 m
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)
Directed By: Kim Ki-duk
Written By: Kim Ki-duk
- 2004
- R
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 1 h 43 m
- 2004
- R
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 1 h 43 m
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
8.3
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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)
Directed By: Kim Ki-duk
Written By: Kim Ki-duk
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 29 Critic Reviews
85
97% Positive
28 Reviews
28 Reviews
3% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 29 Critic Reviews
85
97% Positive
28 Reviews
28 Reviews
3% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
This meditation on spirituality, loneliness and accountability could touch your heart's core.
This beautiful -- and beautifully controlled -- film is also an object lesson in how to hypnotize an audience.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 76 User Ratings
8.3
93% Positive
71 Ratings
71 Ratings
5% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
1% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 76 User Ratings
8.3
93% Positive
71 Ratings
71 Ratings
5% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
1% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
Unfortunately the movie is too long and repeat some statements too often. But on the other side it is beautiful and very different from the usual Hollywood movies and shows some buddhist meanings.
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An exquisitely simple movie. Mr. Kim manages to isolate something essential about human nature and at the same time, even more astonishingly, to comprehend the scope of human experience.
An exquisitely realized film; a little gem, it keeps its conflicting or varying themes of tranquility and violence, sacred and profane love, recklessness and wisdom, in almost perfect balance.
This subtly entrancing paean to seasons earthly and emotional is to the developing male psyche what "Whale Rider" is to the female, and deserves equal acclaim.
In the end, inner peace is found by all - on screen and in the audience.
Though lacking in any particular narrative surprise, the film nevertheless takes the viewer completely by surprise several times.
"Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring" is a movie about life, a movie about growing and learning, a movie about love and hate, and a movie about change and invariability. It's a spiritual movie, not a religious one. What is very interesting, is how writer/director/actor Ki-duk Kim managed to put such moments in a serious film that made the audience laugh, and then during the next scene, they were serious again.
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Another slow and long-winded movie. The only praise is the scenes. From start to finish there are short pieces of dialogue, a minimal amount of actual movement and characters that were very dull indeed. However, if you are a fan of artistic movies then it is worth watching.
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Production Company
Korea Pictures,
LJ Film,
Pandora Filmproduktion,
Cineclick Asia,
Cinesoul,
Mirae Asset Capital,
Muhan Investment
Release Date Apr 2, 2004
Duration 1 h 43 m
Rating R
Awards
Locarno International Film Festival
• 4 Wins & 5 Nominations
Chlotrudis Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Grand Bell Awards, South Korea
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
