Born in 1954 in Taiwan, Ang Lee（李安）has become one of today's greatest filmmakers. Ang graduated from the National Taiwan College of Arts in 1975. Later on, he went to the USA. for further study on art. And he got a Master Degree in Film Production at New York University. During Ang’s film career, he has made a lot of successful films and honored himself with many international awards. Early in 1993, Ang’s film The Wedding Banquet (喜宴)won a Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, which drew the whole world’s attention to this Chinese director. In the following years, Ang’s talent got more brilliant. At the beginning of 2000, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon（Wo Hu Cang Long）, a kongfu film directed by Ang Lee, won Best Foreign Language Film at the 73rd Academy Awards(奥斯卡金像奖). This surprised the world. However. what really takes Ang to the peak of the film world is the film Brokeback Mountain (2005). For this film, Ang Lee won the Best Director Academy Award. And he is the first Chinese director who’s ever won the golden statuette(小金人). In 2012, Ang made a huge success again. His first 3D film Life of Pi came out. It was a story about the adventure of a brave Indian boy. This film helped him beat out Michael Haneke of "Amour", Benh Zeitlin of "Beasts of the Southern Wild", Steven Spielberg of "Lincoln" and David O. Russell of "Silver Linings Playbook". For the second time, Ang was honored as the Best Director at the 85th Academy Awards in 2013. Along Ang Lee’s film road, we can say that he is really born for films and he is worth all the praise from the world, especially all the Chinese. 小题1:How old was Ang Lee when he won the Best Director Academy Award for the second time?
①. Life of Pi came up on the screen. ②. Ang Lee went to America for further study. ③. Ang Lee won a Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. ④. Ang Lee won Best Foreign Language Film at the 73rd Academy Awards. ⑤. Ang graduated from the National Taiwan College of Arts.
A. Ang Lee was born in the USA. B. Ang Lee only won the Best Director Academy Award once. C. Life of Pi is Ang Lee’s second 3D film. D. Ang Lee has great talent in making films. |