Synopsis
An isolated lake, where an old monk lives in a small floating temple. The monk has a young boy living with him, learning to become a monk. We watch as seasons and years pass by.
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Cast
- Oh Young-sooOld Monk
- Kim Ki-dukAdult Monk
- Kim Young-minYoung Adult Monk
- Seo Jae-kyeongBoy Monk
- Kim Jong-hoChild Monk
- Ha Yeo-jinGirl
- Kim Jung-youngGirl's Mother
- Ji Dae-hanDetective Ji
- Choe MinDetective Choi
- Park Ji-aBaby's Mother
Recommendations
- 100
Christian Science Monitor
Kim's movie conjures a sense of spiritual discipline as suspenseful as it is stunning to watch and exhilarating to contemplate. - 91
Entertainment Weekly
The triumph of ''Spring, Summer'' is that even those of us who don't happen to be Buddhists can catch a glimpse of ourselves in the spinning wheel of hope, destruction, suffering, and bliss. - 90
The New York Times
An exquisitely simple movie. Mr. Kim manages to isolate something essential about human nature and at the same time, even more astonishingly, to comprehend the scope of human experience. - 90
L.A. Weekly
The film unfolds at a deliberate pace, with a soundtrack occupied less by dialogue than by the sounds of water flowing and crickets chirping. And if you listen carefully enough, you might just hear the sound of one hand clapping. - 90
Los Angeles Times
As meditative and beautiful as its title would indicate. What is a surprise is the extent to which it manages to be involving if you can put yourself on its wavelength. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
Kim Ki-duk keeps dialogue to a minimum and actions simple in what is virtually a two-character piece. Humor arrives organically, often resulting in hearty laughs. - 80
Variety
A sublime, witty, gritty and transcendental movie reflecting one man's life journey. - 80
Village Voice
Far from a maxim-expounding sermon, the film is a fresh spring of irrational visual pleasure.
