Ang Lee est un réalisateur, producteur et scénariste taïwanais né le 23 octobre 1954 à Pingtung . Il travaille aujourd'hui pour l'essentiel aux États-Unis.
Ang Lee est connu pour la diversité des genres qu'il aborde et sa capacité à changer de style. Ses réalisations comptent notamment des films à grand spectacle, des fresques historiques et des œuvres intimistes. Son travail est largement reconnu par la profession en Europe, en Asie et en Amérique. Le cinéaste est lauréat de trois Oscars à Hollywood : deux du meilleur réalisateur et un pour le meilleur film étranger , deux Lions d'or à Venise et deux Ours d'or à Berlin . Wikipedia
“It's the first movie I feel really proud of. But I know it's not a movie for everyone.”
On The Ice Storm (1997) Salon (17 October 1997).
Contexte: It's the first movie I feel really proud of. But I know it's not a movie for everyone. Some people will embrace it, but some people will hate it, and I'm not really sure how to deal with that. In the past I've made movies that were pretty universally liked. You can't really hate them. You can discard them, but you can't really hate them.
On parenting, Salon (17 October 1997).
Contexte: The stern dad stuff doesn't work anymore. You have to be level with the kids, you have to be a nice guy... The authority thing just doesn't work anymore. It's like directing a Chinese film vs. directing an American film. On a Chinese film you just give orders, no one questions you. Here, you have to convince people, you have to tell them why you want to do it a certain way, and they argue with you. Democracy.
On developing a sensitivity for authentic details in the making of movies, Salon (17 October 1997).
On Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2001-03-12#celeb4, quoted at IMDb Movie/TV News (12 March 2001).
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