Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and Spring Critic Reviews

A masterful portrait of the seasons of a life.Read the full review

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.Read the full review

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. Read the full review

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. Read the full review

Truly a movie for world audiences with a message that's devastatingly subtle. Read the full review

This beautiful -- and beautifully controlled -- film is also an object lesson in how to hypnotize an audience. Read the full review

The film is as spare and unvarnished as a wooden temple floating on a lake, but its reflections run deep, and it can ripple your thoughts for months.Read the full review

Using perfectly composed shots to amplify an emotionally resonant story, the film successfully argues that "artistic" films do not have to be boring. Read the full review

A sublime, witty, gritty and transcendental movie reflecting one man's life journey. Read the full review