Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Gyeoul Geurigo Bom (2003, KOR/GER) C-103m. *** D: Kim Ki-duk. Starring Oh Yeong-su, Kim Ki-duk, Kim Young-min, Seo Jae-kyeong, Ha Yeo-jin. Lyrical examination of a master-student relationship, done in various stages, from childhood of the student to adulthood. Although plot is minimal, images alone can arrest you, and underlying (buddhist) philosophy is well-worth discovering. As this is set on a lake and a woman is important to the story, this makes an interesting companion piece to the director's earlier SEOM (2000). English title: SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER... AND SPRING.



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