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Asia Society presents Water and Oil: The Movies of Ang Lee, a complete retrospective taking place February 14-23, 2025, with select appearances by the filmmaker and collaborators.
Ang Lee was born in Taiwan in 1954 and immigrated to the United States at age 23. He studied film at New York University and went on to become the first person of color to win an Academy Award for Best Director, twice (for Brokeback Mountain in 2006 and Life of Pi in 2013). The frequently observed eclecticism in his choice of projects has occasioned explosive Hollywood spectacles (Gemini Man), adaptations of Jane Austen (Sense and Sensibility) and Eileen Chang (Lust, Caution), three of the finest original romantic comedies of the latter twentieth century (Pushing Hands, The Wedding Banquet, Eat Drink Man Woman; a.k.a. the “Father Knows Best” trilogy), and a Marvel movie—arguably the very best one—for good measure (Hulk).