The cinema of Ang Lee
Subtitle: the other side of the screen
By: Whitney Crothers Dilley
Edition: Second edition.
Series: Directors' cuts; Directors' cuts
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9780231167727; 9780231167734
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation
Description: One of cinema's most versatile yet popular directors, Ang Lee's diverse portfolio has seen him cut across cultural, national and sexual boundaries. This book explores the themes and issues he has addressed in films such as 'Eat Drink Man Woman', 'Sense and Sensibility' and 'Brokeback Mountain'.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Ang Lee: a history; title: Ang Lee as director: his position in Asian and world cinema; title: Confucian values and cultural displacement in Pushing hands; title: Transgressing boundaries of gender and culture in The wedding banquet; title: Globalization and cultural identity in Eat drink man woman; title: Opposition and resolution in sense and sensibility; title: Fragmentary narratives/fragmented identities in The ice storm; title: Race, gender, class, and social identity in Ride with the devil; title: Wuxia narrative and transnational Chinese identity in Crouching tiger, hidden dragon; title: The ultimate outsider: Hulk; title: Transcending gender in Brokeback Mountain; title: Eroticism and performance in Lust/Caution; title: Memory, narrative, and transformation in Taking Woodstock; title: Storytelling and truth in Life of Pi: a spiritual journey; title: Conclusion: the dream of cinema.