David Lean 1955, Lean began to make internationally co-produced films financed by the big Hollywood studios; in 1970, however, the critical failure of his film "Ryan's Daughter" led him to take a fourteen-year break from filmmaking, during which he planned a number of film projects which never came to fruition. In 1984 he had a career revival with "A Passage to India", adapted from E. M. Forster's novel; it was an instant hit with critics but proved to be the last film Lean would direct. Lean's affinity for striking visuals and inventive editing techniques has led him to be lauded by directors
Michele Lean The tour was received in 8 different cities including, Las Vegas, Reno, Modesto, San Francisco and Los Angeles. She continues to co-operate with the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Association in hopes of linking the cultures of her home countries (Malaysia and Australia) and China's. Lean appears in the director's cut of the 2011 Chinese remake of What Women Want '我知女人心', alongside Andy Lau. The film was directed by Chen Da Ming She is the lead actress in 'Red Room', winner of the 2011 48 Hour Film Contest's Beijing Audience Award, written and directed by Nelson Quan. She has appeared