Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom (2003)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Director:

Ki-duk Kim

Writer:

Ki-duk Kim (writer)

Release Date:

19 September 2003 (South Korea)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Lust | Monk | Catharsis | Seasons | Broken Heart

Awards:

11 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

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

Directed by
Ki-duk Kim

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ki-duk Kim		writer

Produced by
Karl Baumgartner	....	producer
Seung-jae Lee	....	producer

Original Music by
Ji-woong Park

Cinematography by
Dong-hyeon Baek

Film Editing by
Ki-duk Kim

Costume Design by
Min-Hee Kim

Sound Department
Stephan Konken	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bon-seung Ku	....	sound

Production Companies

• Korea Pictures
• LJ Film
• Pandora Filmproduktion
• Cineclick Asia

Distributors

• A-Film Distribution (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2004) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Cineclick Asia (2003) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• Cinema Mondo (2004) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (2004) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Festive Films (2004) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Filmcoopi Zürich (2003) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Filmhouse (2004) (Mexico) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Mikado (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Mongrel Media (2004) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Pandora Filmproduktion (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Pretty Pictures (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• SPO (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Classics (2004) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Triangelfilm (2004) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• United King Films (2004) (Israel) (theatrical)
• Amazonia Films (2004-2011) (Venezuela) (all media)
• Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Bavaria Film International (2003) (worldwide) (all media) (sales)
• Califórnia Home Vídeo (2005) (Brazil) (all media)
• Divisa Home Video (2004) (Spain) (DVD)
• Dolmen Home Video (2004) (Italy) (DVD)
• Dolmen Home Video (2006) (Italy) (DVD) (boxed set)
• Festival Films S.L. (2004) (Spain) (all media)
• Fundamental Films (2009) (China) (TV)
• Gateno Films (2005) (Peru) (all media)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• SPI International (Czech Republic)
• Slovenska Kinoteka (2004) (Slovenia)

Other Companies

• Konken Studios  sound re-recording

Also Known As:

Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and Spring (Australia) (UK)
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (International: English title) (USA)
Frühling, Sommer, Herbst, Winter... und Frühling (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for some strong sexuality.

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

South Korea | Germany

Language:

Korean

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Hungary:16 | Japan:R-15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:14A | Czech Republic:15 | Finland:K-11 (re-rating) | Finland:K-15 (original rating) | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Italy:T | Mexico:B15 | Netherlands:MG6 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:15 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:15 | USA:R | Chile:14

Company:

Korea Pictures

Trivia:

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

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After the cops take the young adult monk away and the old monk is standing on the monastery watching, a fine monofilament can be seen pulling the boat, which is ostensibly floating on the current, back to the monastery.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Holiday (2006)

I was left speechless by this movie

This film left me speechless, and I still have a hard time putting how I feel about this movie into words. After seeing it the first time in the theater, my friend and I couldn't bring ourselves to say a word to each other...not even in the car on the ride back. The second time I saw it, after purchasing it, another friend and I walked around the campus for half an hour in silence. The third time, a friend and I sat in silence in her room for an hour after the movie was over. This film is that profound, touching, and moving.

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...Spring is the most beautiful movie I have ever seen. Visually it is fantastic, though several films surpass it in this aspect. However, the film manages to speak directly to the soul (or...failing to believe in the soul...something deep inside anyone watching it), and this is where it's beauty lies. Parts are so affecting that a painful nostalgia for a place you never knew overwhelms you.

I am sorry I cannot be more helpful...the quality that makes this movie so wonderful is well beyond words for me.