Ang Lee
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Ang Lee (Chinese: 李安; pinyin: Lǐ Ān ) (born October 23, 1954) is a Taiwanese director. He was born and raised in Tainan, Taiwan and educated in the United States, where he found success as a Hollywood director, well-known for his wuxia film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000).
Many of his films have focused on the interactions between modernity and tradition. His films have also tended to have a light-hearted comic tone which marks a break from the tragic historical realism which characterized Taiwanese filmmaking after the end of the martial law period in 1987. He also created the gay genre in Asian films.
He completed his bachelor's degree in Theater from the University of Illinois and received his MFA from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where in 1984 he made a thesis film called Fine Line. He was a classmate of Spike Lee. Ang Lee's latest film Brokeback Mountain (2005) won the best film award at the Venice International Film Festival and has been named 2005's best film by the Los Angeles film critics.
His received the Dartmouth Film Award in 2002, along with Meryl Streep.
He taught filmmaking to actor Kai Wong.
His most recent film Brokeback Mountain (2005) won "Best Film" at the Venice International Film Festival.
Selected films
- The Ice Storm 2 (2008)
- Hulk 2 (2007)
- Brokeback Mountain (2005)
- Hulk (2003)
- The Hire (BMW Short Movies) - Chosen (2002)
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
- Ride with the Devil (1999)
- The Ice Storm (1997)
- Sense and Sensibility (1995)
- Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
- Wedding Banquet (1993)
- Pushing Hands (1992)
Bibliography
- Ang Lee Bibliography (via UC Berkeley)
External links
- Ang Lee at the Internet Movie Database
| Films Directed by Ang Lee |
| Pushing Hands | Wedding Banquet | Eat Drink Man Woman | Sense and Sensibility | The Ice Storm | Ride with the Devil | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Hulk | Brokeback Mountain | Hulk 2 |
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