"Actor: You Ho Jung"

• Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter And Spring | DVD | (27/09/2004) from £10.35   |  Saving you £9.64 (93.14%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Working miracles with only a single set and a handful of characters, Korean director Kim Ki-Duk creates a wise little gem of a movie. As the title suggests, the action takes place in five distinct episodes, but sometimes many years separate the seasons. The setting is a floating monastery in a pristine mountain lake, where an elderly monk teaches a boy the lessons of life--although when the boy grows to manhood, he inevitably must learn a few hard lessons for himself. By the time the story reaches its final sections, you realize you have witnessed the arc of existence--not one person's life, but everyone's. It's as enchanting as a Buddhist fable, but it's not precious; Kim (maker of the notorious The Isle) consistently surprises you with a sex scene or an explosion of black comedy; he also vividly acts in the Winter segment, when the lake around the monastery eerily freezes. --Robert Horton

• Bad Guy | DVD | (26/07/2004) from £14.54   |  Saving you £0.45 (3.09%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Hard-hitting portrayal of a young girl forced to work in South Korea's neon-lit sex industry until she finds love with the last person she expected.

• Chihwaseon | DVD | (12/06/2006) from £9.43   |  Saving you £3.56 (37.75%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Saved from a group of drifters by Kim Byung-moon (Ahn Sung-ki) uncouth and self-taught painter Jang Seung-up (Choi Min-sik) offers a drawing as a means of thanks. Examining the picture Kim realises Jang extraordinary potential and becomes his mentor encouraging Jang to pursue the life of an artist. Jang leaves his home and wanders in pursuit of 'true art' finding love with the daughter of the social elite class only to experience heartbreak when they are forced apart through pers