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Book of the Week: Kara Ray Fuller: An Interview with Ang Lee

2024-07-21

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We have probably heard a lot of stories about director Ang Lee and have seen a lot of his works. He has made great achievements and is a frequent winner of the Oscars. He also has a simple and real life. To understand Ang Lee's creations or to better enter Ang Lee's world, perhaps we can read what Ang Lee himself says in this book "Interviews with Ang Lee".


This collection of interviews is edited by Karla Rae Fuller, associate professor of the Department of Film and Television Arts at Columbia College Chicago. It contains 19 important English interviews that Ang Lee has accepted in the past. These interviews span 20 years and cover an important period of Ang Lee's creation. This is also the first time that Ang Lee's English interview collection has been published in Chinese, which shows its significance.

Ang Lee has always been seen as a gentle person, but in his film art creation, he is very bold and has a wide range. His works are of many types and difficult to categorize, ranging from the American Civil War to comic book superheroes, from the traditional artistic conception of oriental martial arts to the dream scenes and metaphorical expressions of "Life of Pi". He pursues breakthroughs and changes in his creation, and always maintains his persistence in narrative and character portrayal.

In these works, Ang Lee showed his passion for movies and also reflected the differences and conflicts between Eastern and Western cultures. These interviews in "Interviews with Ang Lee" present readers with a real and multifaceted Ang Lee, telling about his pains and joys during the filming process, and also sharing Ang Lee's interpretation of his own works and his exploration and thinking on life from a self-examination perspective.



It is worth mentioning that this book has a special binding. It was designed by book designer Zhou Weiwei. The cover is made of hand-kneaded paper, which brings a wonderful visual effect and a gentle touch. At the same time, the book also comes with a bookplate, which has two types of "Crouching Tiger" and "Hidden Dragon" and is given out randomly. For readers, there will also be a small "blind box" experience.

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