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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)
Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom (original title)

103 min  -  Drama  -   19 September 2003 (South Korea)
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This film takes place in an isolated lake, where an old monk lives on a small floating temple. The wise master has also a young boy with him that teaches to become a monk. And we watch as seasons and years pass by.

Director:

Ki-duk Kim

Writer:

Ki-duk Kim

Stars:

Ki-duk Kim, Yeong-su Oh and Jong-ho Kim | See full cast and crew
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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring -- Award-winning Korean writer/director/editor Kim Ki-Duk uses the symbology of the passing seasons totell this story of a young Buddhist monk's evolution from Innocence to Love, Evil to Enlightenment,and ultimately to Rebirth. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring -- This film takes place in an isolated lake, where an old monk lives on a small floating temple. The wise master has also a young boy with him that teaches to become a monk. And we watch as seasons and years pass by.

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Still of Jae-kyeong Seo and Yeo-jin Ha in Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring Still of Jae-kyeong Seo and Yeo-jin Ha in Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring Still of Yeong-su Oh and Yeo-jin Ha in Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Yeong-su Oh Yeong-su Oh ...
Old Monk (as Young-soo Oh)
Ki-duk Kim Ki-duk Kim ...
Adult Monk
Young-min Kim Young-min Kim ...
Young Adult Monk
Jae-kyeong Seo Jae-kyeong Seo ...
Boy Monk
Yeo-jin Ha Yeo-jin Ha ...
The Girl
Jong-ho Kim Jong-ho Kim ...
Child Monk
Jung-young Kim Jung-young Kim ...
The Girl's Mother
Dae-han Ji Dae-han Ji ...
Detective Ji
Min Choi Min Choi ...
Detective Choi
Ji-a Park Ji-a Park ...
The Baby's Mother
Min-Young Song Min-Young Song ...
The Baby
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Storyline

In the midst of the Korean wilderness, a Buddhist master patiently raises a young boy to grow up in wisdom and compassion, through experience and endless exercises. Once the pupil discovers his sexual lust, he seems lost to contemplative life and follows his first love, but soon fails to adapt to the modern world, gets in jail for a crime of passion and returns to the master in search of spiritual redemption and reconciliation with karma, at a high price of physical catharsis... Written by KGF Vissers  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Monk | Lust | Seasons | Catharsis | Love  | See more »

Genres:

Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some strong sexuality See all certifications »

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Official Sites:

Official Site | Sony Picture Classics [United States] | Add/edit official sites  »

Country:

South Korea | Germany

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

(South Korea) See more »

Also Known As:

Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and Spring See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

€24,526 (Netherlands) (28 March 2004) (14 Screens)

Gross:

$2,380,788 (USA) (10 October 2004)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Korea Pictures, LJ Film, Pandora Filmproduktion See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The inscription on the floor is "The Heart Sutra", one of the most important Sutra of Mahayana Buddhism, written in literary Chinese. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When the old monk holds and strokes the cat, the cat's position changes between shots. See more »

Quotes

Old Monk: Lust awakens the desire to possess. And that awakens the intent to murder.
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Connections

Referenced in The Holiday (2006) See more »