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Many of his films have focused on the interactions between modernity and tradition. His films have also tended to have a light-hearted comic tone which marks a break from the tragic historical realism which characterized Taiwanese filmmaking after the end of the martial law period in 1987. Lee’s films also tend to draw on deep secrets and internal torment that begin to come to the surface such as the gay-themed films The Wedding Banquet (1993) and Brokeback Mountain (2005), the martial arts epic Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), and the comic book adaptation Hulk (2003)
The director’s cut of “Hidden Dragon, Crouching Tiger” premiered on the Ivy League campus of Dartmouth College in 2000.He received the Dartmouth Film Award in 2001, along with Meryl Streep.
Lee’s film Brokeback Mountain (2005) won the best film award at the Venice International Film Festival and was named 2005’s best film by the Los Angeles film critics. It also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama, with Lee winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Director. Lee also won the Best Director award for the film at the 2006 British Academy Awards (BAFTAs). In January 2006, Brokeback scored a leading 8 Academy Award nominations including Lee for Best Director, which he won. He is the first Asian director to do so.
Tags: Ang Lee, BAFTAs, Taiwanese filmmaking
