An odyssey of the human experience fraught with tragedy and inspired with hope, we should all discover the insightful and exquisitely sublime: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring.

| Mar 2, 2023

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and Spring is a breathtaking and mysterious film.

| Jul 8, 2020

A singular picture, an exploration of spirituality that conveys lessons large and small.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 2, 2018

There are moments here that you will love and remember.

| Dec 14, 2017

Precious few movies are so agog with wonder at the absolute majesty of nature.

| Original Score: 10/10 | Feb 14, 2010

Truly remarkable, this is the most accessible of his films, to be sure, but there remains an edge that makes it all the more remarkable when the film settles in to be simply quiet and beautiful. Exceptional.

| Original Score: A- | Jun 21, 2007

As the Buddhists might say, you have to experience it firsthand; reading about it is not enough

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Apr 14, 2006

Somber, serene and stirring.

| Original Score: B+ | May 4, 2005

Hay momentos de sobrecogedora belleza (...) cuando logramos meternos dentro de un relato cargado de poesa como ste.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 1, 2005

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and Spring provides an oasis from contemporary rhythms.

| Original Score: A- | Apr 14, 2005

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 5, 2005

Spare and contained, with a timeless quality that makes it seem less a product of an individual human imagination than a collective memory...

Full Review | Original Score: A- | Jan 29, 2005

This is one Eastern film that shows a world view that is very different than the Western view of the universe.

| Original Score: B+ | Jan 28, 2005

Slow, yes, but never boring and frequently moving.

| Jan 16, 2005

I'm sure over two dozen people have used the word 'meditative' to describe it, but, with its contemplative moments and exquisite use of natural color, the word simply fits.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Oct 1, 2004

a mystical primer on Buddhist spirituality, and an immediately absorbing story about lessons that we all must grapple with, regardless of faith and culture

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 30, 2004

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring may arrive cloaked in Buddhist theory but its premise is more Halloween than hallowed.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Sep 12, 2004

Action lurks beneath amazing images, meditative tone.

Full Review | Original Score: A- | Sep 9, 2004

The Bressonian mixture of intense labor, bodily devotion, and the palpable breath of spirituality across the frames is a peak few films seek to scale, and even fewer attain.

| Original Score: A- | Aug 31, 2004

it's a movie rich in Buddhist philosophies, yet full of incidents and observations that are easy to grasp, regardless of your beliefs.

| Aug 26, 2004