Born in Taiwan, Ang Lee is one of cinema's most versatile and
daring directors. His ability to cut across cultural, national, and
sexual boundaries has given him recognition in all corners of the
world, the ability to work with complete artistic freedom whether
inside or outside of Hollywood, and two Academy Awards for Best
Director. He has won astounding critical acclaim for Crouching
Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), which transformed the status of
martial arts films across the globe, Brokeback Mountain (2005),
which challenged the reception and presentation of homosexuality in
mainstream cinema, and Life of Pi (2012), Lee's first use of
groundbreaking 3D technology and his first foray into complex
spiritual themes. In this volume, the only full-length study of
Lee's work, Whitney Crothers Dilley analyzes all of his career to
date: Lee's early Chinese trilogy films (including The Wedding
Banquet, 1993, and Eat Drink Man Woman, 1994), period drama (Sense
and Sensibility, 1995), martial arts (Crouching Tiger, Hidden
Dragon, 2000), blockbusters (Hulk, 2003), and intimate portraits of
wartime psychology, from the Confederate side of the Civil War
(Ride with the Devil, 1999) to Japanese-occupied Shanghai
(Lust/Caution, 2007). Dilley examines Lee's favored themes such as
father/son relationships and intergenerational conflict in The Ice
Storm (1997) and Taking Woodstock (2009). By looking at the
beginnings of Lee's career, Dilley positions the filmmaker's work
within the roots of the Taiwan New Cinema movement, as well as the
larger context of world cinema. Using suggestive readings of both
gender and identity, this new study not only provides a valuable
academic resource but also an enjoyable read that uncovers the
enormous appeal of this acclaimed director.
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