Ang Lee
Directing
Born 1954-10-23 · Chaojhou, Pingtung, Taiwan
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 Banquet (1993), and Eat Drink Man Woman (1994), which explored the relationships and conflicts between tradition and modernity, and between Eastern and Western cultures. His breakthrough in Hollywood came with Sense and Sensibility (1995), which was his first English-language film. His other notable films include The Ice Storm (1997), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Hulk (2003), Lust, Caution (2007), Brokeback Mountain (2005), Life of Pi (2012), Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016), Gemini Man (2019). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ang Lee, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Hulk
2003 · Movie
The Wedding Banquet
1993 · Movie
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
2009 · Movie
Trespassing Bergman
2013 · Movie
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019 · Movie
I Am Heath Ledger
2017 · Movie
Past Present
2013 · Movie
Lights, Action, Music
2007 · Movie
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
2003 · Movie
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998 · Movie
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002 · Movie
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
2006 · Movie
The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse
2016 · Movie
Hollywood Chinese
2007 · Movie
A Touch of Art — Ang Lee on King Hu
2016 · Movie
Of East and West
1989 · Movie
Life of Pi: A Filmmaker's Epic Journey
2013 · Movie