Born in Taiwan, Ang Lee is one of cinema's most versatile directors whose ability to traverse cultural, national, and sexual boundaries has gained him worldwide recognition. His astonishingly diverse résumé shows him tackling culture clashes and globalization ( Eat Drink Man Woman, 1993), period drama ( Sense and Sensibility, 1995), blockbusters ( Hulk, 2003), and gay romance ( Brokeback Mountain, 2005). In this book, the first full-length study of Ang Lee's work, Whitney Crothers Dilley uses suggestive readings of gender and identity to uncover the enormous international appeal of this acclaimed contemporary director.