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In 1938, China is occupied by the Japanese. Wong Chia Chi is part of an acting group, but their sights are set beyond the stage: they want to use their abilities to attack Mr. Yee, a known traitor. Wong poses as a businessman's wife and a heated affair begins. As Wong grows closer to Mr. Yee, there is doubt that she can aid in her lover's downfall.

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ProducerAng Lee, Bill Kong, James Schamus

EAN5050582548181

eBay Product ID (ePID)60529190

Product Key Features

Film/TV TitleLust, Caution

ActorJoan Chen, Tony Leung, Wang Lee-Han, Tang Wei

DirectorAng Lee

Subtitle LanguageEnglish

FormatDVD

Release Year2008

LanguageMandarin

Features'tiles of Deception, Lurid Affections' Featurette, Widescreen, With Subtitles

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

GenreWar

Run Time152 Mins

Additional Product Features

Certificate18

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureChina

Director of PhotographyRodrigo Prieto

ReviewsThe Guardian - Erotic and electrifying, Rolling Stone - Lee is a true master, and his potently erotic and suspenseful LUST, CAUTION casts a spell you won't want to break.

Consumer AdviceContains strong sex

Additional InformationAfter BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN and THE HULK, multitalented director Ang Lee returns to Asia with this Mandarin-language erotic drama. LUST, CAUTION pairs celebrated actor Tony Leung (2046) with gifted newcomer Tang Wei. In 1938, China is occupied by the Japanese, but it's not only the country's neighbours who are hated by the loyal Chinese. The nation's resistance also centres on those who willingly collaborate with Japan. Wong Chia Chi (Tang Wei) is part of an acting group, but their sights are set beyond the stage: they want to use their abilities to attack Mr. Yee (Leung), a known traitor. Wong poses as a businessman's wife, and she begins to lure Mr. Yee in, but they're separated before she has her chance. Three years later, they meet again in Shanghai, and a heated affair begins. As Wong grows closer to Mr. Yee, there is doubt that she can aid in her lover's downfall.<BR>At times, LUST, CAUTION evokes memories of Wong Kar-Wai's IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE. Both are heat-filled period films that feature Leung, but while the earlier picture focused on a love that was never consummated, LUST, CAUTION allows its lovers to realise their passion as often as one could imagine. Despite this, it never allows the sex to get in the way of the plot or the images. Director of photography Rodrigo Prieto has worked with directors as diverse and impressive as Oliver Stone, Julie Taymor, Spike Lee, and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, and he continues this fine tradition with his second pairing with Lee after BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN. Here Prieto has a head start thanks to beautiful costumes and beautiful people, but this is another film that is simply gorgeous to look at.

Movie/TV TitleLust, Caution

ComposerAlexandre Desplat

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1

ScreenwriterHui Ling Wang, James Schamus