Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd
323.857.6000
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Peppermint Candy
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Thursday Jan 3, 2008 (7:30pm)
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$9
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With only four films to his credit, director Lee Chang-dong has earned a reputation as one of South Korea's most notable filmmakers. His first film, Peppermint Candy, opens with an exhausted, middle-aged business man at the end of his wits. After an unexpected encounter with old acquaintances, the man hurls himself into the path of an oncoming train, and the film spins backwards in time. Encompassing 20 years of South Korean history — from the student uprisings of the early '80s to the Asian financial crisis of the late '90s — Lee's breakthrough debut unfolds a stirring story of regret, first love, and letdowns.
