Ang Lee

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

(2000)
93
12 Jan 2001
? PG-13
120 min
Du Lu Wang (book), Hui-Ling Wang (screenplay), James Schamus (screenplay), Kuo Jung Tsai (screenplay)
Won 4 Oscars. Another 95 wins & 125 nominations.
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is a timeless story that takes place in QING China when miracles were credible and spirits and gods were present in man's world. It is not unbelievable that zen warriors float through the air, skim the water and battle in trees and on rooftops. Pain, revenge and duty are the stuff that bind us in this world and are the main plot line of the movie, but in the afterlife love and faith linger on.

Life of Pi

(2012)
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21 Nov 2012
? PG
127 min
Yann Martel (novel), David Magee (screenplay)
Won 4 Oscars. Another 71 wins & 119 nominations.
A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.

Ride with the Devil

(1999)
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05 Nov 1999
? R
138 min
Daniel Woodrell, James Schamus
1 win
Jake Roedel and Jack Bull Chiles are friends in Missouri when the Civil War starts. Women and Blacks have few rights. Jack Bull's dad is killed by Union soldiers, so the young men join the Bushwhackers, irregulars loyal to the South. One is a Black man, Daniel Holt, beholden to the man who bought his freedom. They skirmish then spend long hours hiding. Sue Lee, a young widow, brings them food. She and Jack Bull become lovers, and when he's grievously wounded, Jake escorts her south to a safe farm. The Bushwhackers, led by men set on revenge, make a raid into Kansas. At nineteen, Jake is ill at ease with war. As his friends die one after another, he must decide where honor lies.