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| Release Date: |
September 28, 2007 (Limited) |
| On DVD: |
February 19, 2008 |
| Genre: |
Suspense, Drama |
| Running Time: |
158 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated NC-17 for some explicit sexuality. |
| Director: |
Ang Lee |
| Writer: |
Wang Hui-Ling, James Schamus |
| Cast: |
Tony Leung, Tang Wei, Joan Chen, Wang Lee Hom |
The new film from Ang Lee, the Academy Award-winning director of “Brokeback Mountain” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.” A startling erotic espionage thriller about the fate of an ordinary woman’s heart, it is based on the short story by revered Chinese author Eileen Chang, and stars Asian cinema icon Tony Leung opposite screen newcomer Tang Wei. Shanghai, 1942. The World War II Japanese occupation of this Chinese city continues in force. Mrs. Mak, a woman Read more
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Movie Review
Grade: B-
Nominated for Best Foreign Language Picture at this year's Golden Globes, Ang Lee's Lust, Caution once had all the buzz in the world. The winner of the Venice Film Festival, the erotic wartime thriller appeared poised for a run at Oscar glory; that is, until it got stamped with an NC-17 rating, received mixed reviews among U.S. critics and disappeared without as much as a whimper.
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