Ang Lee and James Schamus in Conversation

Watch excerpts from a conversation between two time Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee and his longtime writer-producer partner (and Cal alumnus) James Schamus presented by Cal Performances and UC Berkeleys College of Letters & Sciences On the Same Page program. The excerpts focus on The Ice Storm (1997) touching on other films, including Sense and Sensibility (1995) and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) which won Lee his first Academy Award and Schamus, who co-wrote and executive produced the film, earned Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Song. In 2006, the collaboration produced the acclaimed Brokeback Mountain. The conversation is moderated by UC Berkeley professor Jeffrey Knapp. calperfs.berkeley.edu/