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Mood:
- AtmosphericContemplativeTouchingCaptivatingBittersweet
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Plot:
- Human NatureInnocence LostRedemptionTeachers and StudentsHopesMind and SoulYouthPower Relations more...
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Genres:
- DramaForeign
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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Place:
- AsiaKorea
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Praise:
- Award WinnerCritically Acclaimed
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Style:
- Episodic
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealisticSlow
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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And Spring, 2003
Korean
South Korea, Germany
Profile of Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And Spring can be described as contemplative, atmospheric, and bittersweet. The plot revolves around teachers and students, , and redemption. The main genres are drama and foreign. In terms of style, it is episodic. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The storytelling is slow paced. It is located in Korea. It takes place in contemporary times. The movie has received attention for being an award winner and critically acclaimed.
Summary of Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And Spring
Prayer, meditation, and appreciation of nature are the sacraments by which two monks live a simple life in Korean director Kim Ki-Duk's Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And Spring. A wise old monk (Oh Young-soo) is master to a young student, and remains so throughout the changing seasons of the younger monk's life. In springtime the young monk is a 5-year-old boy, in summer he is a teenager, in fall he is a 30-year-old man, and in winter he is in mid-life. The master and his student live in a tranquil house that floats in the middle of a pond hidden in a vast woodland. Paddling their row boat to the edge of the pond, they roam the forest collecting herbs for medicine, observing animals, and learning deep lessons about life. When a woman brings her sick daughter to the monks to be healed, a lustful relationship results between the daughter and the teenage monk. Though sex is the appropriate cure for the girl, the affair is a harbinger of evil for the monk, whose innocence is replaced by corruption. After paying for his sins over the course of many years, the monk finds inner peace and is reborn. A spiritual soundtrack and superb nature photography make this film a joy to watch, and its story is rich with messages about forgiveness and inner peace.
Details
| Language: | Korean |
| Country: | South Korea, Germany |
| Release date: | 16 January 2004 |
| Runtime: | 103 min |
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as Adult Monk
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Critics Reviews
The New York Times
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- by: Dana Stevens
San Francisco Chronicle
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- by: Carla Meyer
Users Reviews
- 06.October.2009
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- by: Clarence
- Clarence rated this movie
10/10Must See
