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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
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Cháozhōu Zhèn
Lǐ Ān
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The woman's perspective is like the dark side of the moon: it always exists, but it is never exposed, at least not in my culture.
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My mother loves me and everything goes well. I have no conflict with her, so that's not dramatic.
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