'' The ' Father Knows Best ' trilogy '' '' Pushing Hands '' ( 1991 ) was a success in Taiwan both among critics and at the box office . It received eight nominations in the Golden Horse Film Festival , Taiwan 's premier film festival . Inspired by the success , Hsu Li-kong collaborated with Lee in their second film , '' The Wedding Banquet '' ( 1993 ) , which won the Golden Bear at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival and was nominated as the Best Foreign Language Film in both the Golden Globe and the Academy Awards . In all , this film collected eleven Taiwanese and international awards and made Lee a rising star . These first two movies were based on stories of Chinese Americans , and both were filmed in the US
43rd Berlin International Film Festival
43rd Berlin International Film Festival
Ang Lee