Ang Lee Ang Lee Ang Lee Chinese pinyin L n born October is an ethnic Chinese Hollywood director born and raised in Taiwan but educated in the United States Many of his films have focused on the interactions between modernity and tradition.
His films have also tended to have a light hearted comedic tone which marks a break from the tragic historical realism which characterized Taiwanese filmmaking after the end of the martial law period in He created the gay genre in Asian films and also created the A list Hollywood wuxia film.
He is highly educated having completed his bachelor's degree in Theater from the University of Illinois and received his MFA from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where in he made a thesis film called Fine Line He was also classmates with Spike Lee He was a Visiting Fellow at Dartmouth College in where he premiered Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon His most recent films Hulk and Brokeback Mountain have been lauded for their artistic originality Ang Lee's latest film Brokeback Mountain won the best film award in Venice International Film Festival.
Selected films
 Hulk. Brokeback Mountain. Hulk. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. Ride with the Devil. The Ice Storm. Sense and Sensibility. Eat Drink Man Woman. Wedding Banquet. Pushing Hands.
Bibliography
 Ang Lee Bibliography via UC Berkeley.
External links
 Ang Lee at the Internet Movie Database
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