Ang Lee
Taiwan-born filmmaker
Ang Lee is a Taiwanese-American film director known for working across genres and cultures with equal mastery.
His films range from intimate domestic dramas (*Eat Drink Man Woman*, *The Ice Storm*) to epic action (*Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon*) to literary adaptations (*Sense and Sensibility*, *Brokeback Mountain*).
He won Academy Awards for directing *Brokeback Mountain* and *Life of Pi*.
One who leads
- filmmakerOne who makes movies
- auteurDirector with total control
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
visual effects · 3D · wuxia · choreography · adaptation · drama · genre-bending · editing
Academy's golden award
- Golden GlobeFilm and television prize
- BAFTAUK film awards organisation
- Golden BearBerlin film festival's highest honor
- CannesFrench Riviera resort city
Venice · Academy Award · nomination · winner · laureate · recognition · achievement · ceremony
Of the island republic
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- biculturalOf two cultural backgrounds
- cross-culturalInvolving multiple societies
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
identity · tradition · heritage · transnational · globalization · immigrant · bilingual · Asian American
Unconscious blocking of thoughts
- forbidden loveRomance society prohibits
- familyRelated people together
- dutyRequired moral task
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
sacrifice · longing · alienation · masculinity · sensuality · restraint · tension · intimacy
director
One who leads
- filmmakerOne who makes movies
- auteurDirector with total control
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
cinematography · visual effects · 3D · wuxia · choreography · adaptation · drama · genre-bending · editing · pacing
Brokeback Mountain
Film about closeted cowboys
- Life of PiSurvival tale with tiger
- HulkRage-fueled green giant
Oscar
Academy's golden award
- Golden GlobeFilm and television prize
- BAFTAUK film awards organisation
- Golden BearBerlin film festival's highest honor
Cannes · Venice · Academy Award · nomination · winner · laureate · recognition · achievement · ceremony · red carpet
Taiwanese
Of the island republic
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- biculturalOf two cultural backgrounds
- cross-culturalInvolving multiple societies
diaspora · identity · tradition · heritage · transnational · globalization · immigrant · bilingual · Asian American · international
repression
Unconscious blocking of thoughts
- forbidden loveRomance society prohibits
- familyRelated people together
- dutyRequired moral task
honor · sacrifice · longing · alienation · masculinity · sensuality · restraint · tension · intimacy · outsider
- Asian AmericaCrazy Rich Asians, Michelle Yeoh, Sandra Oh, Shang-Chi, Simu Liu
- Asian FiguresConfucius, Lao Tzu, Sun Tzu, Mencius, Mao Zedong
- World CinemaJapanese cinema, national cinema, European cinema, Asian cinema, French New Wave
- TaiwanTaiwan, Taipei, Taichung, Formosa, Republic of China
Ang LeeMichael Bay
Tony Scott · Quentin Tarantino · Spike Lee · Robert Rodriguez · Werner Herzog
Ang LeeSteven Spielberg
Ron Howard · J.J. Abrams · Ben Affleck · Sofia Coppola · Clint Eastwood
Ang LeeWes Anderson
John Ford · David Cronenberg · Tim Burton · Woody Allen · John Carpenter