Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom = Spring, summer, fall, winter-- and spring

봄　여름　가을　겨울　그리고　봄 = Spring, summer, fall, winter-- and spring / a Sony Pictures Classics release, presented by Korea Pictures/LJ Film in association with Pandora Film Productions ; produced by Lee Seung-Jae and Karl Baumgartner ; written and directed by Kim Ki-duk.

Kim, Ki-dŏk, 1960-2020 (film director,, screenwriter,, actor., Actor, Screenwriter, Director). Lee, Seung-Jae, (film producer., Producer). Baumgartner, Karl, (film producer.). O, Yŏng-su, 1944- (actor., Actor). Kim, Young-min, 1971- (actor., Actor). Seo, Jae-kyeong, 1982- (actor., Actor). Ha, Yeo-Jin, (actor., Actor). Kim, Chong-ho, (actor., Actor). Kim, Jung-Young, (actor., Actor). Ji, Dae-Han, (actor., Actor). Choi, Min, (actor., Actor). Park, Ji-A, (actor., Actor). Baek, Dong-Hyun, (cinematographer., Cinematographer). Sony Pictures Classics (Firm), (film distributor.). Kʻoria Pʻikchʻyŏsŭ (Chu), (presenter.). Eljei Pʻillŭm (Firm), (production company.). Pandora Film (Firm), (production company.). Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm), (publisher.). Oh Yeong-Su (Old monk), Kim Ki-Duk (Adult monk), Kim Young-Min (Young monk), Seo Jae-Kyung (Boy monk), Ha Yeo-Jin (the Girl), Kim Jong-Ho (Child monk), Kim Jung-Young (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). (Cast).

Summary: It's springtime in a small house floating on a small raft on a small lake, surrounded on all sides by steep walls of forest or stone, broken here and there by ravines. Old Monk lives here with his young apprentice. The lesson for Spring is about pain and guilt and conscience, Summer's the cruelty of desire, Autumn's about letting go of rage, and Winter's about penance and finding peace. And so Spring comes around again, and the cycle begins anew, as it must, and within that compass are life, faith, growth, love, jealousy, hate, cruelty, mystery, redemption ... and nature. The film functions as a kind of Zen koan, paying keen attention to the purest and most elementary things--good and bad alike--that make us human.

Item details

ISBN: 1404952071
ISBN: 9781404952072
Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (approximately 103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Culver City, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2004]

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Originally produced as a Korean motion picture in 2003. Widescreen 1.85:1. Special features: Previews (10 min.).
Formatted Contents Note:	Start -- Spring -- Herbs -- Stone I -- Summer -- Healing -- Lust -- Fall -- Punishment -- Winter -- Stone II -- And spring.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Cinematographer, Baek Dong-Hyun ; editor, Kim Ki-Duk ; music, Bark Ji-Woong ; wardrobe, Kim Min-Hee ; art, Won Ki-Ju.
Participant or Performer Note:	Oh Yeong-Su (Old monk), Kim Ki-Duk (Adult monk), Kim Young-Min (Young monk), Seo Jae-Kyung (Boy monk), Ha Yeo-Jin (the Girl), Kim Jong-Ho (Child monk), Kim Jung-Young (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).
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R; for some strong sexuality.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, widescreen; 5.1 Dolby Digital surround.
Language Note:	In Korean with optional subtitles in English or French.
Awards Note:	Winner, 2003 Blue Dragon Award [Korean 'Oscars']--Best Film; 2003 Locarno International Film Festival, C.I.C.A.E. (Confédération Internationale des Cinémas d'Art & Essai) Award, Don Quixote Award, Netpac (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) Award, Youth Jury Award--Ki-duk Kim. Blue Dragon Awards, 2003: Best Film. San Sebastian International Film Festival, 2003: Audience Award (Kim Ki-duk)