Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring | |
Title (English) | Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring |
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Title (Korean) | 봄 여름 가을 겨울 그리고 봄 |
Directed by | Kim Ki-duk |
Produced by | Karl Baumgartner Lee Seung-jae |
Starring | O Yeong-su Kim Ki-duk Kim Young-min Seo Jae-kyung Park Ji-a Ha Yeo-jin Kim Jong-ho |
Release date | 19 September 2003 |
Running time | 103 minutes |
Country | South Korea Germany |
Language | Korean |
목차
Plot
This film is divided into five chapters which are the four seasons – spring, summer, fall, winter, and spring again. It shows a cycle of karma, and a cycle of life.
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
…and Spring
Cast
Actors | Characters |
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O Yeong-su | Old Monk |
Kim Ki-duk | Adult Monk |
Kim Young-min | Young Adult Monk |
Seo Jae-kyeong | Boy Monk |
Ha Yeo-jin | The Girl |
Kim Jong-ho | Child Monk |
Kim Jeong-yeong | The Girl’s Mother |
Ji Dae-han | Detective Ji |
Choi Min | Detective Choi |
Park Ji-a | The Baby’s Mother |
Song Min-young | The Baby |
Release and Reception
Awards and Nominations
Academic Analysis
The director was raised as a Christian and mentioned that he didn’t seek technical advice from Buddhist experts or deliberately produce the film as a Buddhist film. However, film critics have suggested multiple theories and correlation between the film and Buddhism.