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Director:
Writers:
Eileen Chang (story)
James Schamus (screenplay)
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Release Date:
24 September 2007 (Taiwan) more
Tagline:
To kill the enemy, she would have to capture his heart....and break her own. more
Plot:
An espionage thriller set in WWII-era Shanghai, in which a young woman, Wang Jiazhi, gets swept up in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue with a powerful political figure, Mr. Yee. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 15 wins & 23 nominations more
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(26 articles)
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Judge LUST CAUTION a day later. more (128 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Tony Leung Chiu Wai | ... | Mr. Yee | |
| Wei Tang | ... | Wong Chia Chi / Mak Tai Tai | |
| Joan Chen | ... | Yee Tai Tai | |
| Lee-Hom Wang | ... | Kuang Yu Min | |
| Chung Hua Tou | ... | Old Wu | |
| Chih-ying Chu | ... | Lai Shu Jin | |
| Ying-hsien Kao | ... | Huang Lei | |
| Yue-Lin Ko | ... | Liang Jun Sheng | |
| Johnson Yuen | ... | Auyang Ling Wen / Mr. Mak | |
| Kar Lok Chin | ... | Tsao | |
| Yan Su | ... | Ma Tai Tai | |
| Saifei He | ... | Hsiao Tai Tai | |
| Ruhui Song | ... | Wang's Aunt | |
| Anupam Kher | ... | Khalid Saiduddin | |
| Jie Liu | ... | Leung Tai Tai |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Lust, Caution (USA)
Se jie (China: Mandarin title)
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MPAA:
Rated NC-17 for some explicit sexuality; Rated R for strong sexual content and a scene of brutal violence (edited version).
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Runtime:
157 min | 148 min (edited version)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:NC-17 | Hong Kong:III | Singapore:NC-16 (edited version) | Taiwan:R-18 | Malaysia:18PL (cut) | South Korea:18 | Germany:16 | UK:18 | Australia:R | Philippines:R-18 | Ireland:18 | Netherlands:16 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (British Columbia/Ontario) | Canada:R (Alberta/Manitoba) | Norway:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Finland:K-15 | Italy:VM14 | Portugal:M/18 | France:-12 | Japan:R-18 | Sweden:15 | USA:R (heavily cut version) | Singapore:R21 (re-release) (uncut) | Argentina:18 | USA:TV-MA (TV rating) (uncut version) | New Zealand:R18 | Peru:18
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'Lust, Caution' was submitted as Taiwan's entry to the Best Foreign Language Film Category of the 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008), but it was rejected on 17 October 2007 by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences because many of the film's personnel were not Taiwanese. Taiwan then substituted Huai-en Chen's Lian xi qu (2006). more
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Anachronisms: The London Taxi seen is the FX4 Fairway which wasn't introduced until 1959. more
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When I saw LUST CAUTION yesterday I wasn't sure what to think. There were moments of transcendence and many others of what, at the time, seemed like tedium. I was frustrated that I couldn't decide if this was a masterpiece right away as I was with BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, THE ICE STORM, and CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON. When I woke up this morning I couldn't stop thinking about it. It has haunted me all day and I want to see it again. Perhaps my expectations were so high that I had trouble appreciating what I was watching. More than likely I was anticipating the already notorious sex scenes. In any case LUST CAUTION is another masterpiece by Ang Lee that may take time for some to appreciate it. Years to come it will be studied and watched compulsively. It will strike debate among cinephiles of its worth. Most importantly it will be a film to be treasured, perhaps not by many, but by a very enlightened few.
During the sex scenes I was holding my breath. Lee's slow burn toward these instant classic scenes was like foreplay leading to an explosive climax. Lee's themes of repression and double lives continue in LUST CAUTION. I look forward to savoring and arguing about this film for years to comes.