The Cinema of Ang Lee

Acknowledgements vii Note on transliteration ix PART ONE: The Context Introduction: Ang Lee -- A History 3(17) Ang Lee as Director: His Position in Chinese and World Cinema 20(31) PART TWO: The Films (I) Confucian Values and Cultural Displacement in Pushing Hands 51(10) Transgressing Boundaries of Gender and Culture in The Wedding Banquet 61(10) Globalisation and Cultural Identity in Eat Drink Man Woman 71(14) PART THREE: The Films (II) Opposition and Resolution in Sense and Sensibility 85(16) Fragmented Narratives/Fragmented Identities in The Ice Storm 101(14) Race, Gender, Class and Social Identity in Ride With the Devil 115(14) PART FOUR: The Films (III) Wuxia Narrative and Transnational Chinese Identity in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 129(16) The Ultimate Outsider: Hulk 145(14) Transcending Gender in Brokeback Mountain 159(12) Conclusion: The Dream of Cinema 171(6) Notes 177(12) Bibliography 189(9) Index 198