Jacques (Moderator)
Moderator
Posts: 1709
|
|
Re:On that day 10 Months, 1 Week ago
|
Karma: 25
|
23 OCTOBER 2007
23 OCTOBER 1954 : BIRTH OF ANG LEE, TAIWANESE FILM DIRECTOR
Born in Pingtung (Taiwan), Ang Lee started to learn dramatics, then he went to the United States to continue studying dramatic art. After that, he established in the US, keeping closed relations with Taiwan.
In 1993, his gay-themed film “The wedding banquet” was rewarded at the Berlin Festival. In 2005, Lee’s film “Brokeback Mountain” won the Golden Lion award at the Venice International Festival. In January 2006, “Brokeback” scored a leading eight Academy Award nominations including Best picture and Best director, which Lee won. He is the first Asian director to do so.
His film “Lust Caution” won again the Golden Lion in Venice Biennale in 2007, but had some problems for its distribution in the United due to several strongly explicit sex scenes.
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800025608/bio
OTHER FACTS
1868 : In Japan, by a decree, the Meiji era is set up. The emperor recovers the full power from the shogun.
1910 : Death of the Thai king Chulalongkorn (Rama V)
1924 : Birth of Chi Hsin, Taiwan film director
1955 : Referendum in South Vietnam : Monarchy is abolished and Republic established.
1955 : Birth of Ryoko Sakaguchi, Japanese actor
1958 : After a visit of Foster Dulles (arrived on 20), Chiang Kai-shek officially renounces to use force to recover mainland China
1965 : In Vietnam, the 1st Cavalry division (US) and South Vietnamese forces launch a new operation seeking to destroy North Vietnamese forces in Pleku province.
1966 : In the Cultural Revolution, Chinese president Liu Shaoqi makes his first public self-critic.
1973:Birth of Vivian Bang, South Korean actress
1978 : China and Japan exchange treaty ratification documents in tokyo, formely ending 40 years of hostility
1981 : Birth of Lee Li-woo, South Korean actress
1983 : Birth of Sayaka Isoyama, Japanese actress
1991 : Birth of Princess Mako of Akishino of Japan
1992 : Emperor Akihito becomes the first emperor of Japan to stand on Chinese soil
1996 : The forces of Commandant Massoud, launch a large scale offensive against Taliban in northern of Kabul.
2003 : In New York, death of Soon Mei-ling, the widow of Chiang Kai-shek, 105 years old. 
|
|
Forums 
