Wang Hui-ling () is a Taiwanese screenwriter. In 2001 she was nominated for

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for Best Adapted Screenplay for the '' Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon''. In 2014, she wrote the script for '' The Crossing'' directed by

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Early life and education

Hui-Ling was born in

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. She graduated from Taipei College of Education.

Career

Hui-Ling started her career with co-writing the script of

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with director

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and

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. In 2007 she co-wrote the erotic thriller film

Lust, Caution ''Lust, Caution'' () is a 2007 erotic period espionage mystery romance film directed by Ang Lee, based on the 1979 novella by Eileen Chang. ''Lust, Caution'' is set in Hong Kong in 1938 and in Shanghai in 1942, when the city was occupied by ...

again with James Schamus and directed by Ang Lee. In 2013 wrote the script for an epic The Crossing directed by

that filmed in

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Filmography

Films

* ''

'' (1994) * '' Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' (2000) * ''Fleeing by Night'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2001) story * ''Migratory Bird'' (2001) * '' The Myth'' (2005) * ''

'' (2007) also acted as Liao Tai Tai * '' The Crossing'' (2014) * ''The Crossing 2'' (2015) * Legend of the Demon Cat'' (2017)

TV

* ''

April Rhapsody ''April Rhapsody'' is a 2000 TV series written by Wang Hui-ling, based on the romantic life of Xu Zhimo, one of China's most renowned poets in the 20th century. Virtually all characters in the story are historical, but the plot deviates from hist ...

'' (2000) * ''The Legend of Eileen Chang'' (2004) * ''

Thank You for Having Loved Me Academy Awards best screenplay nominee Hui-Ling Wang's first television screenplay after ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon''. Cast *Tan Yuwei, played by Zhao Wei *Houzi, played by Zhou Yiwei *Huo Ran, played by Tuo Zonghua *Yin Zhihan, played by Q ...

'' (2007)

References

External links

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