Ang Lee

Ang Lee

Birthday: 1954-10-23

Place of Birth: Chaojhou, Pingtung, Taiwan

Biography: Ang Lee is a Taiwanese film director whose diverse set of films includes Eat Drink Man Woman (1994), Sense and Sensibility (1995), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), and Hulk (2003). He won Best Director at the Academy Awards for Brokeback Mountain (2005) and Life of Pi (2012).

Movies

Past Present
Past Present

A contemplative trip down memory lane with one of the leading voices of the Second New Wave of Taiwa...

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Heath Ledger: A Tribute
Heath Ledger: A Tribute

On January 22, 2008, the entertainment world was rocked by news that one of its brightest young star...

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Silence
Silence

Claire Denis visits Bergman's home, browses his collection, and discusses his impact on her work. Pa...

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Of East and West
Of East and West

Gao Fei firmly believes that he will become successful if he heads all the way to the West! He flew ...

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Life of Pi: A Filmmaker's Epic Journey
Life of Pi: A Filmmaker's Epic Journey

An enormous four-part making-of documentary chronicling the four-year creation of the film, from the...

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Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

An exploration of Chinese cinema and its relationships with gender and sexuality, which the film arg...

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The Wedding Banquet
The Wedding Banquet

A Taiwanese-American man is happily settled in New York with his American boyfriend. He plans a marr...

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Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

A chronological look at films by, for, or about gays and lesbians in the United States, from 1947 to...

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Hollywood Chinese
Hollywood Chinese

Hollywood Chinese is a captivating look at cinema history through the lens of the Chinese American e...

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Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth

An in-depth look at the past four decades of work by legendary martial artist, Jackie Chan....

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I Am Heath Ledger
I Am Heath Ledger

The life and career of an actor, artist, and icon. His own journey through his own camera....

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A Forbidden Passion
A Forbidden Passion

Documentary about the making of Ang Lee's 'The Wedding Banquet.'...

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Trespassing Bergman
Trespassing Bergman

In the sixties, Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) built a house on the remote island of F...

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Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers....

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The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse
The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse

In 2013, the Golden Horse Film Festival celebrated its 50th anniversary. The ministry of Culture com...

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The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

Hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, this in-depth documentary offers viewers a behind-the-scenes look at th...

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Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second

Examines the relationship between sex, women, and the role of female sexuality in popular Hollywood ...

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: A Retrospective
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: A Retrospective

A three-part feature in which Cultural Critic/Film Journalist Tasha R. Robinson interviews three key...

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Lights, Action, Music
Lights, Action, Music

A wonderful journey through the meaning and relevance of film music composition. Featuring great, a...

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A Touch of Art — Ang Lee on King Hu
A Touch of Art — Ang Lee on King Hu

In this short documentary, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ang Lee describes his appreciation for Ki...

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Lisa Lu Plays Herself
Lisa Lu Plays Herself

At 98, Hollywood's barrier-breaking Chinese American icon tells her own story—from James Stewart's l...

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Adapting Austen
Adapting Austen

Documentary on the adaptation of Jane Austen's 'Sense and Sensibility' for Ang Lee's 1995 film....

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A Sense of Character
A Sense of Character

Documentary on the characters and themes of the 1995 film 'Sense and Sensibility'....

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A Very Quiet Man
A Very Quiet Man

Documentary on Ang Lee and his direction of the 1995 film 'Sense and Sensibility'....

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Sense and Sensibility: 25th Anniversary Reunion
Sense and Sensibility: 25th Anniversary Reunion

Twenty-five years after their collaboration on 'Sense and Sensibility' (1995), members of the cast a...

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The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'
The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'

Documentary on the making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'....

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Hulk
Hulk

Bruce Banner, a genetics researcher with a tragic past, suffers massive radiation exposure in his la...

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