Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring | |
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Hangul | 봄 여름 가을 겨울 그리고 봄 |
Revised Romanization | Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom |
McCune–Reischauer | Pom yŏrŭm kaŭl kyŏul kŭrigo pom |
Directed by | Kim Ki-duk |
Written 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 |
Cinematography | Baek Dong-hyun |
Edited by | Kim Ki-duk |
Music by | Park Ji-woong |
Production companies | LJ Film Pandora Film |
Distributed by | Cineclick Asia Sony Pictures Classics (United States) |
Release date |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
Countries | South Korea Germany |
Language | Korean |
Box office | $9.53 million[1] |
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (Korean: 봄 여름 가을 겨울 그리고 봄) is a 2003 South Korean drama film directed by Kim Ki-duk about a Buddhist monastery that floats on a lake in a pristine forest. The story is about the life of a Buddhist monk as he passes through the seasons of his life, from childhood to old age.
The film stars O Yeong-su, Kim Young-min, Seo Jae-kyung and Yeo-jin Ha. The director himself appears as the man in the last stage of life. The film was released in the United States in 2004 by Sony Pictures Classics, in subtitle format.