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06/11/2009

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon director Ang Lee reveals the personal reasons why he made a drama about the Woodstock music festival.

Ang Lee, the director of Brokeback Mountain and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, reveals the personal reasons why he made a drama about the Woodstock festival and why he needed to make a comedy after filming six tragedies.

Matthew Sweet picks another plum from the long list of listeners' suggestions of British films they'd like to see on TV or DVD.

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Fri 6 Nov 2009 16:30
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    Ang Lee reveals the personal reasons why he made a drama about the Woodstock festival.

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  • Fri 6 Nov 2009 16:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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