Ang Lee "Taking Woodstock" was "Life of Pi", which was adapted from the novel of the same name written by Yann Martel. The story was a retrospective first-person narrative from Pi, a then 16-year-old boy from India, who is the only human to survive the sinking of a freighter on the way from India to Canada. He finds himself on a lifeboat with an orangutan, a hyena, a wounded zebra and a Bengal tiger. During this unlikely journey, young Pi questions his belief in God and the meaning of life. The novel was once considered impossible to make into a movie, but
Yann Samuell Yann Samuell Yann Samuell (born 7 June 1965) is a French film director and screenwriter. Samuell went to film school and was a storyboard artist before becoming a director. He had his directing debut in 2003 with "Love Me If You Dare." His second film was the romantic comedy "My Sassy Girl" (2008). Additional works include "L'âge de raison" (2010). Samuell was screenwriter and director of a 2011 adaptation of Louis Pergaud's popular novel, "La guerre des boutons." This adaptation is set in the 1960s, with the Algerian War as a backdrop. It is produced by Marc du Pontavice. An