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The University of Scranton and Marywood University Co-Present

International Director Ang Lee Film Series:

Three Decades of Fearlessness

Part 2: 

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

November 14, 2014

6:45 PM

Marywood University

Swartz Center for Spiritual Life, Room B

Academy Award "Best Picture of the Year" (2000)! Two master warriors are faced with their greatest challenge when the treasured green destiny sword was stolen. As each warrior battles for justice, they come face to face with the inescapable enduring power of love and their struggle with social obligation. Set against 19th-century China's breathtaking landscape, CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON is the action-packed, box office smash from acclaimed director Ang Lee (Sense and Sensibility, Brokeback Mountain, The Life of Pi) featuring stunning martial arts choreography by Yuen Wo Ping (The Matrix).

Featuring a short before-film talk and after-film Q&A with David Black, Ph.D. and Ann A. Pang-White, Ph.D.

David Black is professor of philosophy at the University of Scranton.  He teaches and publishes in the fields of aesthetics, philosophy of culture, Vico, Chinese philosophy, philosophy of rhetoric, and theories of conscience.​ 

Ann A. Pang-White is professor of philosophy and director of Asian Studies at the University of Scranton.  She teaches and published widely in ethics, medieval philosophy, Chinese philosophy. and comparative philosophy.

The program is free and open to the public

This is Part II of three parts International Ang Lee Film Series. 

October 2, 2014: The Wedding Banquet (1993)

November 14, 2014: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

March 6, 2015: The Life of Pi (2012)

All screenings feature a short before-film talk and after-film Q&A with a speaker who has special knowledge of the film or topic. 

For more information: 570.941.7643 or asianstudies@scranton.edu

Co-presented by the Taiwan Ministry of Culture, "Taipei Cultural Center of TECO in New York and the University of Scranton’s Asian Studies Program in collaboration with the Marywood University Philosophy Department. The programming is made possible by special patron Dr. Samuel Yin, Spotlight Taiwan Grant, and the University of Scranton and Marywood University Collaborative Grant