Ang Lee is an award-winning director of Taiwan who has directed many good films. Considered as one of the best Hollywood directors of contemporary age, Ang Lee has proved his capacity as a director well in the international market.
Personal life of Ang Lee
Ang Lee was born in the year of 1954 in the city of Pingtung and graduated from the National Taiwan College of Art. Then he moved to the United States to acquire a degree of BFA that deals with theater and direction. He acquired a degree in film production from New York too. The first break in the career of Ang Lee came when he started as an assistant director for the film Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983).
Career of Ang Lee
The next film of Ang Lee was “Hsi yen” that dealt around the story of a homosexual Chinese man and his conflict with cultural adaptation. In many films of Ang Lee, the focus has been on the conflict of tradition and modernity. He has also directed lighthearted comedies that are considered to reflect the end of tragic historical movies by the Taiwan directors.
The “Wedding Banquet” is the first commercial movie of Lee that brought international acclamation. He directed many popular Chinese movies that were loved by audience for the story, techniques and beautiful setting.
Films by Ang Lee
Ang Lee has directed many films out of which several has been nominated for Oscar. Some of his films have also received Oscar Awards. Scroll to know about the famous directions of Ang Lee:
Pushing Hands in the year 1992
The Wedding Banquet in the year 1993
Eat Drink Man Woman in the year 1994
Sense and Sensibility in the year 1995
The Ice Storm in the year 1997
Ride with the Devil in the year 1999 |
|
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in the year 2000
The Hire in the year 2002
Hulk in the year 2003
Brokeback Mountain in the year 2005
Lust, Caution in the year 2007
A Little Game in the year 2009
The movie “The Wedding Banquet” and “Eat Drink Man Woman” received nomination for Oscar but didn’t win any, whereas ‘Sense and Sensibility’ won the Oscar Award. The most popular film of Ang Lee is the “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” which has received four awards out of ten nominations. Another movie that made to the Oscar and roped away three awards was the “Brokeback Mountain”.
For more information on Hollywood directors, keep flipping through the pages of hollywoodzing.com.
|
