April 27 - May 28, 2024

Lee Chang-dong: An American Cinematheque Retrospective

Series | BURNING, PEPPERMINT CANDY, SECRET SUNSHINE, GREEN FISH, POETRY and OASIS

ABOUT THE SERIES:

The American Cinematheque is proud to present a complete retrospective including new 4k restorations for GREEN FISH, POETRY, PEPPERMINT CANDY and OASIS from critically acclaimed South Korean filmmaker Lee Chang-dong.

A born writer, Lee Chang-dong was urged later in his literary career to pursue directing by his contemporaries, to whom audiences everywhere will be forever indebted. Chang-dong’s observant screenplays, poetic visuals, and complex characters are just a few reasons why the American Cinematheque is elated to present an all-encompassing retrospective of Chang-dong’s feature-length directorial work. Often pushing his characters to the emotional brink, Chang-dong’s penchant for melodrama and tragedy can be found from his neo-noir debut, GREEN FISH, in which a soldier is discharged from the military only to be reenlisted in the violent gang now running his hometown, to his most recent BURNING, in which an innocent favor for a childhood friend drags an ordinary handyman into the most sinister of scenarios. Isolation, innocence lost, psychological trauma—the broader themes of Chang-dong’s work are brought into stark relief by working-class protagonists, often directed in a hands-off, naturalistic style. Join the American Cinematheque as we stare down this auteur’s glorious cinematic pit of despair.

Read More about BURNING
SAT APR 27, 2024

2:00 PM

BURNING

$10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission)

Egyptian Theatre | Q&A with actor Steven Yeun

Read More about PEPPERMINT CANDY
SUN APR 28, 2024

7:00 PM

PEPPERMINT CANDY

$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)

Los Feliz 3 | New 4K Restoration!

Read More about SECRET SUNSHINE
SAT MAY 4, 2024

7:00 PM

SECRET SUNSHINE

$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)

Los Feliz 3 | ‘Lee Chang-dong: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

Read More about GREEN FISH
SUN MAY 5, 2024

4:00 PM

GREEN FISH

$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)

Los Feliz 3 | New 4K Restoration!

Read More about POETRY
TUE MAY 14, 2024

7:00 PM

POETRY

$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)

Los Feliz 3 | New 4K Restoration!

Read More about OASIS
SUN MAY 19, 2024

4:00 PM

OASIS

$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)

Los Feliz 3 | New 4K Restoration!

Read More about PEPPERMINT CANDY
TUE MAY 28, 2024

7:00 PM

PEPPERMINT CANDY

$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)

Los Feliz 3 | New 4K Restoration!