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For a filmmaker, it's a rare chance to do a personal film on a big canvas.

Ang Lee

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Ang Lee
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: October 23
Film Director
Film Producer
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Cháozhōu Zhèn
Lǐ Ān
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It's not a pleasure torturing actors, although some of them enjoy it.
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