Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Photo : Mtime)
Although he is Chinese, acclaimed director Ang Lee does not limit himself to traditional Chinese content such as historical dramas or kung fu.
His highly anticipated movie, “Billy Lynn’s Halftime Walk,” set to premiere on Oct. 14 at the New York Film Festival, is about an Iraq war hero whose homecoming ceremony brings back memories of the trauma of losing a sergeant in a firefight.
On Monday, the Film Society of Lincoln Center said Lee’s new movie would premiere at the 53rd New York Film Festival. It was also the acclaimed director’s “Life of PI” which opened the film festival in 2012, reported Entertainment Weekly.
China Daily reported that the cinema where it would be shown would have technology to exhibit the innovative movie in its intended format. On Oct. 14, "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" – based on the 2012 novel by Ben Fountain – would be the first time the format would be screened publicly.
The first full-length narrative film shot in 4K, native 3D at the ultra-high rate of 120 frame per second stars newcomer Joe Alwyn in the title role. Films normally are shot at 24 frames per second.
Although he attempted a new cinematic approach, Lee said “technology is merely a tool; it should always be in service of artistic expression, to make it strong and fresh, because story and drama matter most.”
The director continued, “I thought Billy’s journey, which is both intimate and epic, and told almost entirely from his point of view, lent itself particularly well to the emotion and intensity that this new approach fosters.”
