Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring

2003 · 103 min · KO · 7.8 (1,207 votes)
Dir. Kim Ki-duk · Starring Oh Young-soo, Kim Ki-duk, Kim Young-min, Seo Jae-kyeong, Kim Jong-ho, Ha Yeo-jin · Music Park Ji-woong

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Drama

An isolated lake, where an old monk lives in a small floating temple. The monk has a young boy living with him, learning to become a monk. We watch as seasons and years pass by.

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This film is a profound, visually poetic journey through life's cycles, unfolding with a serene, almost meditative rhythm. It feels deeply contemplative, inviting quiet reflection on existence, nature's embrace, and the passage of time. A melancholic beauty permeates its minimalist, spiritual aesthetic.

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dying and deathlife and deathcountrysidetempleisolationbuddhismbuddhist monkbecoming an adultmountain lakemeditationattachment to naturereligious educationseasoncyclepenaltymortificationrestarttaskmaster
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