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Ang Lee OBS (Chinese: 李安; pinyin: Lǐ Ān; born October 23, 1954) is a Taiwanese [1] [2] filmmaker. His films are known for their emotional charge and exploration of repressed, hidden emotions.
Ang Lee. Director: The Wedding Banquet. Born in 1954 in Pingtung, Taiwan, Ang Lee has become one of today's greatest contemporary filmmakers.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Ang Lee is an Academy Award-winning director, producer and screenwriter whose films include 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' and 'Brokeback Mountain.'
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- ‘Pushing Hands’ (1992) Rotten Tomatoes Scores: 100% Pushing Hands follows Mr. Chu (Sihung Lung), an elderly Chinese tai chi master who moves to the United States to live with his adult son, Alex (Bo Z. Wang), and his American wife, Martha (Deb Snyder).
- ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ (2000) Rotten Tomatoes Scores: 98% Set in 19th-century Qing Dynasty China, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’s central focus revolves around the character of Yu Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh), a skilled warrior who is entrusted with safeguarding the Green Destiny Sword.
- ‘Sense and Sensibility’ (1995) Rotten Tomatoes Scores: 97% Based on the novel of the same name by Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility is set in early 19th-century England and follows the Dashwood sisters, Elinor (Emma Thompson) and Marianne (Kate Winslet) as they are left in reduced circumstances and at the mercy of their half-brother and his wife.
- ‘The Wedding Banquet’ (1993) Rotten Tomatoes Scores: 97% The Wedding Banquet centers around a gay Taiwanese-American man named Wai-Tung Gao (Winston Chao) who lives in New York City with his partner, Simon (Mitchell Lichtenstein).
Sep 13, 2024 · Ang Lee (born October 23, 1954, P’ing-tung county, Taiwan) is a Taiwan-born film director who transitioned from directing Chinese films to major English-language productions. After high school Lee enrolled in the Taiwan Academy of Art, where he became interested in acting.
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Ang Lee. Director: The Wedding Banquet. Born in 1954 in Pingtung, Taiwan, Ang Lee has become one of today's greatest contemporary filmmakers.
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Director Ang Lee revisits the ennui-laden decadence of 1970s suburban America with deft humor and gripping pathos.