The Cinema of Ang Lee

< P> Born in Taiwan, Ang Lee is one of cinema's most versatile directors whose ability to traverse cultural, national, and sexual boundaries has gained him worldwide recognition. His astonishingly diverse rsum shows him tackling culture clashes and globalization ( < I> Eat Drink Man Woman< /I> , 1993), period drama ( < I> Sense and Sensibility< /I> , 1995), blockbusters ( < I> Hulk< /I> , 2003), and gay romance ( < I> Brokeback Mountain< /I> , 2005). In this book, the first full-length study of Ang Lee's work, the contributors use suggestive readings of gender and identity to uncover the enormous international appeal of this acclaimed contemporary director.< /P>