Ang Lee, a Taiwanese-American director, screenwriter, and producer born in 1954, is one of the most acclaimed figures in contemporary cinema. He gained international recognition with his early trilogy focusing on familial and cultural themes, which includes *The Wedding Banquet* (1993), winner of the Golden Bear in Berlin. His success in Hollywood was consolidated with *Sense and Sensibility* (1995) and reached a pinnacle with the wuxia film *Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon* (2000), which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His career is marked by works that explore identity and repressed desires. He has won the Academy Award for Best Director twice: the first for the drama *Brokeback Mountain* (2005), also a Golden Lion winner in Venice, and the second for the visual epic *Life of Pi* (2012). Among his many accolades is a second Golden Lion for *Lust, Caution* (2007), a testament to his extraordinary versatility and profound emotional sensitivity.