Peter Rainer: In the extraordinary Korean film Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter . . . and Spring, all the action takes place in the vicinity of a Buddhist monastery floating in a tree-lined lake that seems sealed off from the universe. The pastoral setting initially gives off intimations of deep repose—and dullness. But the film turns out to be far from placid. It’s about the terrors, as well as the beneficence, of the spiritual life, and its five sections are the seasons of a man’s life. More here.