The Los Angeles County Museum of Art kicks off the new year by hosting a retrospective of Korean filmmaker Lee Chang-Dong’s work — spanning four movies and three evenings, January 3 through 5. Lee’s latest film, Secret Sunshine, won its lead the Best Actress prize at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, and is South Korea’s
foreign language submission for the Academy Awards. A former novelist
and recent Minister of Culture, Lee will be in attendance as LACMA
screens his four feature films — clear-eyed and nuanced
dramas all, depicting not only individuals faced with life’s random
complications but also the character of a changing nation — few of which have seen a proper theatrical release in the United States. Peppermint Candy kicks things off on Thursday, January 3, followed the next evening by Oasis; the slate concludes Saturday evening with a double-bill of Green Fish and the aforementioned Secret Sunshine. For more information, click here.