10.05.2007







Weekend withdrawal

spring, summer, fall, winter...and spring
Korean filmmaker, KIM ki-duk
A tiny Buddhist monastery floats in the middle of a lake
we follow a young monk through the seasons
moving through innocence, love and evil, to Enlightenment and finally Rebirth

one of the most beautiful films I've seen
I especially love the simple ritual of going through the
freestanding gate to enter the lake
and then row, ever so elegantly,
to the floating monastery

3 comments:

honeydonthink said...

one of my favorite films too - the young monk's life following the four seasons and the fact that he's a monk, but he's a man too!

makes you want to get on the next plane and go!

Anonymous said...

This is a movie I could watch again and again. First time I saw it was in Ghana, a stark contrast.

Anonymous said...

one of my favorites as well.. just stunning.