Ang Lee

Ang Lee

Personal information

Known for
Directing
Known credits
64
Gender
Male
Born
October 23, 1954
Place of birth
臺灣屏東縣潮州鎮
Also known as
آنگ لیAng LeeAn LiЭнг Ли이안アン・リー

Biography

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).

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Popular

Life of Pi
Movie
2012

Life of Pi

Movie · 2012

Brokeback Mountain
Movie
2005

Brokeback Mountain

Movie · 2005

Hulk
Movie
2003

Hulk

Movie · 2003

Gemini Man
Movie
2019

Gemini Man

Movie · 2019

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Movie
2000

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Movie · 2000

Sense and Sensibility
Movie
1995

Sense and Sensibility

Movie · 1995

Filmography

Directing

20 titles

Acting

41 titles

Production

12 titles

Writing

7 titles

Editing

2 titles

Camera

1 titles