CNews Issue 3, 2009

23 HKU & Community Oscar-winning film director Ang Lee 李安 returned to Loke Yew Hall, where he filmed part of the movie Lust, Caution 《色，戒》 , to hold a public talk on his life’s journey, from love to death, learning to teaching and all the way to retirement. At the end of the talk, Director Lee and Professor Daniel Chua 蔡寬量 , Head of School of Humanities, HKU, directed the audience to strike a pose from Lust, Caution . Full video coverage and Podcast: www.hku.hk/hkuf/culturefund/event “ Death is something horrifying, but at the same time it’s probably the most fascinating thing in creating artistic work because life changes, there are no certain fixed values… but death stops, movement stops changing. Somehow it has a depth of beauty in it because it’s pure. ” a pose by the audience and Ang Lee at his talk on October 1, 2009