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

Movie · 2003 · 103 min

A hushed, meditative drift through still water and changing seasons, quietly heavy with consequence and slow, patient sorrow.

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2003 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-duk
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Class
Movie
Year
2003
Runtime
103 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • redemption
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • death
Places
  • wilderness
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Kim Ki-duk
Written by
Kim Ki-duk
Starring
Kim Ki-duk, Oh Yeong-su, Park Ji-a, Kim Yeong-min, Ha Yeo-jin, Kim Jung-young, Choe Min, Ji Dae-han
Music
Park Ji-yong
Cinematography
Baek Dong-hyeon
Runtime
103 min
Country
Germany, South Korea
Languages
Korean

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