Perhaps the director who most perfectly embodies the crossover between the East and the West, Taiwan-born, long-time US resident Ang Lee is a filmmaker of impressive versatility, with a remarkable eye for generational conflict and the idiosyncrasies that demarcate cultural difference and overlap. We are excited to present two of his earliest works, both warm yet incisive studies on the family institution and both part of his “Father Knows Best” thematic trilogy, next to one of his major triumphs, Golden Lion winner, sumptuous espionage thriller Lust, Caution. From World War II Shanghai to 90s New York, Lee’s characters are fleshed out with a level of sophistication rarely encountered in contemporary cinema and never fail to inhabit unexplored and complex, yet immensely relatable, emotional universes.