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Director
Ang Lee
Defining Films
Profile
Ang Lee OBS (Chinese: 李安; pinyin: Lǐ Ān; born October 23, 1954) is a Taiwanese filmmaker. His films are known for their emotional charge and exploration of repressed, hidden emotions. During his career, he has received international critical and popular acclaim and numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. Born in Pingtung County, Lee gained fame in Taiwan for the Father Knows Best trilogy, including Pushing Hands (1991), The Wedding Ban
In Their Own Words
Life of Pi made him think about the silent films of Jacques Tati—about how you use space, how you frame things, how you move your camera. It's really just the visual.
On Life of Pi · Film Comment: 'Ang Lee's 'Life of Pi'' by Graham Fuller
Filmography (25)
The Ice Storm
Lust, Caution
Eat Drink Man Woman
The Wedding Banquet
Pushing Hands
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Brokeback Mountain
Life of Pi
Sense and Sensibility
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Taking Woodstock
One Last Ride (Tony Vitale, ) – executive producer
Hulk
Tortilla Soup (Maria Ripoll, ) – writer of earlier screenplay, Eat Drink Man Woman
The Hire: Chosen (short
Ride With the Devil
Shao nu xiao yu (aka Siao Yu , Sylvia Chang, ) – writer, producer
Fen Jiexian
Joe’s Bed-Study Barbershop: We Cut Heads (Spike Lee, ) – first assistant director
Yinliang Hu Ban
Yinliang Hu Ban
Cuo Yishujia
Cuo Yishujia
Wo Ai Zhongguo Cai
Wo Ai Zhongguo Cai
Zhui Da
Chen Maquan de Yitian
Chen Maquan de Yitian
Xingqiliu Xiawu de Lansan
Xingqiliu Xiawu de Lansan