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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.

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UPC0043396041271

eBay Product ID (ePID)30802394

Product Key Features

ActorKim Ki-Duk, Oh Young-Soo

RatingR

Movie/TV TitleSpring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring

DirectorKim Ki-Duk

FormatDVD

Release Year2004

GenreForeign Language

Sub-GenreKorean

Additional Product Features

Region CodeRegion 1

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureKorea

Leading RoleOH Young-Soo, Kim Ki-Duk

Release Date20040907

Film CountryKorea

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4.9

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by phig9608
Apr 26, 2021
Contemplative Buddhist film
Very beautiful and contemplative film. Very little dialogue. Beautiful scenery. Touching human story. Heavy Buddhist themes. I show it in my class when I teach about Buddhism.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
by emomeyou
Dec 13, 2021
Movie was new and sealed. Movie was good.
The product was sealed and new! Quite surprised. I enjoyed the movie a lot too. It isn't something one would pick up and watch unless they are seeking to watch it. I was recommended the movie and needed to watch it.
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by zischan0
May 03, 2022
Best foreign film. Very little dialogue anyway.
Wonderful movie. Beautiful story, stunning scenery.
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by texshernet
Aug 05, 2020
Beautiful movie with a few subtitles that were not distracting. It was streamed originally and I needed to be able to share it.
This was purchased as a gift and I presume the recipient was glad to get it.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
by jeffthulhu
Jun 29, 2021
A Monks journey through the seasons of life's change.
A beautiful & tranquil journey about the life of a monk told through the seasons of change.
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by zenmill
Jul 11, 2023
Awesome story! A definite rewatch film!
Made a great gift.
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by rsj2008
Aug 02, 2020
A classic!
A cautionary tale about the dangers of excess. One of my favorite films!
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by alexhorus2010
Feb 10, 2017
Spring - spring review
A beautiful film, so many subtitles and wonderful cinematic scope.
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by texanbrunette
Mar 19, 2018
lessons learned
great flcik
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by robro.us.ezgxaf
Dec 21, 2020
wonderful
wonderful
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