Oscar Winner Taiwanese Director’s Films to Be Screened in Three Cities

July 15, 2010 - PRLog -- Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre, New Delhi, in collaboration with Directorate of Film Festivals will be hosting acclaimed Director Ang Lee’s Retrospective Film Festival from 23rd to 25th July 2010 at Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi.

Thereafter, the movies will be showcased in Pune and Kolkata. The five films that will be screened for audiences are: Fine Line (1984), Pushing Hands (1992), The Wedding Banquet (1993), Eat Drink Man Woman (1994), Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2000). This festival traces Ang Lee’s journey starting from his first college.

Out of the 5 films being showcased, 4 have been produced by famous international producer Mr. Hus Li-Kong who will be the chief guest at the inauguration ceremony in Delhi. Mr. Ang Lee attributes his success to him and feels that without Mr. Hsu, he would not have been where he is today. Mr. Lee will be sending a DVD with his message for Indian viewers which will be screened at the inauguration.

Ang Lee is a symbol of Taiwan’s creativity. He is one of 7 directors to win the Oscar, the Golden Globe, Director's Guild and BAFTA for the same movie: Brokeback Mountain (2005). All his films have been very well received by audiences not only in Taiwan but all over the world because of the striking diversity, as well as Lee's recurring themes of alienation, marginalization, and repression.  

Many of Lee's films, particularly his early Chinese trilogy, have focused on the interactions between modernity and tradition. The movement from family drama, period drama, the Western, the martial arts epic and the comic strip has all been given the Lee treatment. His settings too are as diverse as modern Taipei, Victorian England, Civil War America and Qing-dynasty China. Some of his films have had a light-hearted comic tone which marks a break from tragic historical realism. In short, Lee is the perfect living example of globalization and its effect on the film world.

Ambassador Wenchyi Ong said “India is a land of film lovers and Taiwan’s film industry is already well known in the international arena for having a large number of talented and creative individuals. Our films, “I Can’t Live Without You” and “Wall” won the Golden Peacock Award at IFFI in 2007 and 2009. I do hope that through Ang Lee’s retrospective Indians will be able to connect to one of Taiwan’s most loved directors and his heart warming films.”

The Ang Lee’s Retrospective Film Festival http://www.buzzintown.com/delhi/event--retrospective-ang-... will be accompanied by discussions carried out by the team of Cine Darbaar. The discussions are organized for the audience to better understand the director, his films as well as get an outline on Taiwanese cinema. Audience can also cherish Taiwanese tea along with rice crackers along with the screening.

This Ang Lee’s film festival at Siri Fort Auditorium Delhi (http://www.buzzintown.com/delhi/venue--siri-fort-auditori...) is part of a three city tour and will be traveling to Pune and Kolkata too.

Cine Darbaar is a team of film programmers and critics working towards development of cinema in India.

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