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

Original title: Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom
  • 20032003
  • 14A14A
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
82K
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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)
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A boy is raised by a Buddhist monk in an isolated floating temple where the years pass like the seasons.A boy is raised by a Buddhist monk in an isolated floating temple where the years pass like the seasons.A boy is raised by a Buddhist monk in an isolated floating temple where the years pass like the seasons.

IMDb RATING
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82K
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  • Director
    • Kim Ki-duk
  • Writer
    • Kim Ki-duk
  • Stars
    • Kim Ki-duk
    • Oh Yeong-su
    • Jong-ho Kim
Top credits
  • Director
    • Kim Ki-duk
  • Writer
    • Kim Ki-duk
  • Stars
    • Kim Ki-duk
    • Oh Yeong-su
    • Jong-ho Kim
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 216User reviews
    • 77Critic reviews
    • 85Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 16 wins & 9 nominations

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    Kim Ki-duk in Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)
    Oh Yeong-su and Yeo-jin Ha in Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)
    Jae-kyeong Seo and Yeo-jin Ha in Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)
    Jae-kyeong Seo and Yeo-jin Ha in Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)
    Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)
    Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)
    Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)
    Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)
    Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)
    Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)
    Jong-ho Kim in Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)
    Kim Ki-duk in Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)

    Top cast

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    Kim Ki-duk
    Kim Ki-duk
    • Adult Monkas Adult Monk
    Oh Yeong-su
    Oh Yeong-su
    • Old Monkas Old Monk
    Jong-ho Kim
    • Child Monkas Child Monk
    Kim Young-min
    Kim Young-min
    • Young Adult Monkas Young Adult Monk
    Jae-kyeong Seo
    • Boy Monkas Boy Monk
    Yeo-jin Ha
    • The Girlas The Girl
    Kim Jeong-yeong
    Kim Jeong-yeong
    • The Girl's Motheras The Girl's Mother
    • (as Jung-young Kim)
    Dae-han Ji
    • Detective Jias Detective Ji
    Min Choi
    Min Choi
    • Detective Choias Detective Choi
    Ji-a Park
    • The Baby's Motheras The Baby's Mother
    Min-Young Song
    • The Babyas The Baby
    • Director
      • Kim Ki-duk
    • Writer
      • Kim Ki-duk
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    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... —KGF Vissers
    lakebuddhistlustcoming of agebuddhism84 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • 14A
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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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.
    • Goofs
      When the young monk finishes inscribing the Heart Sutra on the floor and falls down exhausted, the inscriptions below him change between shots (even though he is lying motionless). In one shot, the inscriptions he is lying on have been painted; and as he wakes up, the paint is gone.
    • Quotes

      Old Monk: Didn't you know beforehand how the world of men is? Sometimes we have to let go of the things we like. What you like, others will also like."

    • Alternate versions
      The local Korean version of this film is approximately 90 seconds longer than the International release; a sequence was removed near the end of the film (at about the 100-minute point). This is reflected in the DVD releases, as the Tartan R2 (UK) release and the Columbia/Tristar R1 (USA) release use the International cut of the film, while the Bitwin R3 (Korean) DVD uses the original cut.
    • Connections
      Featured in Arirang (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Jeongseon Arirang
      Traditional

      Performed by Kim Young Im

    User reviews216

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    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.
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    • alexander-lewis
    • Feb 18, 2005

    FAQ7

    • What is the Korean song played while the monk is climbing the mountain?
    • What does the song mean that is played while the child monk ties a stone to the fish and the snake?
    • What are the differences between the International Version and the Original Version?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 19, 2003 (South Korea)
    • Countries of origin
      • South Korea
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Official Site
      • Sony Picture Classics (United States)
    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Bom Yeoareum Gaeul Gyeoul Geurigo Bom
    • Filming locations
      • Jusanji Pond, Cheongsong County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
    • Production companies
      • Korea Pictures
      • LJ Film
      • Pandora Filmproduktion
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,380,788
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $42,561
      • Apr 4, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,945,072
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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