There is no doubt that Ang Lee is the number one Chinese director today, and we can simply take a look at his achievements in film. In China, Ang Lee has won the Golden Horse Award for Best Director twice, and once won the Golden Horse Award for Best Director. Internationally, Ang Lee is a frequent visitor to the three major film festivals. His work has won the Berlin Golden Bear twice and Venice once. In the United States, Ang Lee was not only the best director at the Golden Globe Awards, but also won two Oscars for Best Director for "Brokeback Mountain" and "Fantasy Drifting of the Youth Pie" in the United States. Among all the Hollywood directors who are still working, those who can achieve this result are rare.
"Brokeback Mountain"
Ang Lee was excited to thank his wife on stage when he won the Oscar for Best Director for the second time: My wife is Lin Huijia. We have been married for 30 years. I love you! So, who is Lin Huijia? What kind of legendary life does the woman behind this great director have?
Li Ang has a past that many people know, that is, in the six or seven years after graduation, he did not have a formal job. He lived at home all day and was supported by his wife. Inferring from this, Lin Huijia seems to be a gentle and considerate little woman. In fact, on the contrary, Lin Huijia is an independent and even some sturdy strong woman. Ang Li once described his wife in his autobiography, "His wife is upright and focused, independent and intelligent, with delicateness in reason."
Lin Huijia came from a wealthy family. She met Li Ang while studying in the United States. After getting married, she studied for a PhD in Biology from the University of Illinois. There are two small things that can reflect Lin Huijia's sturdy personality.
A small incident happened to her wedding with Ang Lee. Lin Huijia’s second sister picked two oversized roses from her garden that day and brought them to the wedding. She wanted to give them to Li Ang and Lin Huijia as corsages. Since the two roses are too big, they may be worn on her chest. Regardless of the identity of the bride, he rushed to his second sister on the spot: You let me wear a tree. At first everyone thought that Lin Huijia was just joking, but she didn't expect to wear her life and death. The wedding scene was messing around. There was no way. The bridesmaid went outside to the flower shop to find a small bouquet of delicate flowers. This calmed the bride's anger.
According to Ang Lee's recollection, many scenes in "The Wedding Banquet" were actually inspired by his own wedding. His wedding with Lin Huijia was not as grand as it was later described by outsiders. On the day of the wedding, Li Ang’s mother sat on the red sheets in the wedding room and took Lin Huijia’s hand and said: Huijia, our Li family is sorry for making you so uncomfortable in the marriage. This scene was later filmed in "The Wedding Banquet" by Ang Lee, and the red bed sheet in "The Wedding Banquet" was the one used by Ang Lee when he got married.
"Wedding Banquet"
Another thing is the portrayal of Lin Huijia's sturdy temperament. Ang Li and Huijia Lin lived apart for a long time after getting married. Ang Lee worked on his graduation works in New York, while Huijia Lin continued to study in Illinois. Their first child, Li Han, was born during this period. In the middle of the night, Lin Huijia felt that the amniotic fluid had broken, so she drove a car that was running out of gas alone and came to a nearby hospital. When the doctor asked her if she wanted to inform her husband, Lin Huijia replied: No. Asked whether to notify her friends again, she still answered: No. The hospital thought she was an "abandoned woman", and this is Lin Huijia's character: she never wants to trouble others at any time. When Li Han was born, Li Ang was playing baseball with some friends in a New York park.
has the first lesson. When the second son, Li Chunkuai, was born, Li An stayed with his wife, while Lin Huijia always had to drive Li An away: What is Chu doing there? How can you help? Can you give birth?
Li Ang, Li Chun and his son
As Li Ang said, Lin Huijia's upright personality is often delicate. During Li Ang’s six or seven years of “sitting and eating the mountains and the sky”, Lin Huijia relied on her own strength to support the family. Moreover, she did not put any pressure on Li Ang, but gave him a huge independent space, which made Li Ang asleep. There is a lot of time and space for thinking and creating. Ang Lee recalled after becoming famous: My wife didn't care about me at the time. This was exactly what I needed. If I didn't meet her, I might not have the opportunity to pursue my film career.
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after Li Ang became an international director. Of course Lin Huijia felt happy in her heart, but in her life, she didn’t change too much. Her communication with Li Ang remained the same, only occasionally SacrificeI accompany my husband to socialize during my working hours. She once said in a TV interview: When Li Ang was not a big director, I was me. After Li Ang became the director, I was still Lin Huijia.
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