Release Date
September 28, 2007 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
February 19, 2008 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Ang Lee
Writer
Wang Hui-Ling, James Schamus
Cast
Tony Leung, Tang Wei, Joan Chen, Wang Lee Hom
Studio
Running Time
158 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated NC-17 for some explicit sexuality
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... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
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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