Ang Lee

Ang Lee, director of Sony Pictures Classics' Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - 2000

Biography

Born 10/23/1954

Though he drew many of his influences from Asian cinema, director Ang Lee transcended his Taiwanese heritage to make films in such diverse settings as 19th century England and early-1970s Connecticut to hit upon the universal differences when culture, society and sexual mores collide among the...
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Awards

  • In 2007, received Venice Film Festival Golden Lion for Best Feature
  • In 2006, received Academy Award for Best Achievement in Directing
  • In 2006, received BAFTA Award for Best Achievement in Direction

Highlights

  • In 2009, Directed "Taking Woodstock," a film about the Woodstock Festival of 1969
  • In 2007, Helmed "Lust, Caution," a thriller set in WWII-era Shanghai
  • In 2005, Directed the Academy Award nominated film, "Brokeback Mountain," a powerful love story of two young men, which spans over 30 years

Family & Companions

  • grandparents: Paternal grandparents were executed during the Cultural Revolution
  • father: Moved to Taiwan following the Chinese Nationalists' defeat in the Chinese Civil War in 1949
  • Lee Yangsi: mother (Moved to Taiwan following the Chinese Nationalists' defeat in the Chinese Civil War in 1949)

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