During World War II era, a young woman, Wang Jiazhi, gets swept up in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue with a powerful political figure, Mr. Yee.During World War II era, a young woman, Wang Jiazhi, gets swept up in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue with a powerful political figure, Mr. Yee.During World War II era, a young woman, Wang Jiazhi, gets swept up in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue with a powerful political figure, Mr. Yee.
- Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
- 28 wins & 56 nominations total
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
- Mr. Yee
- (as Tony Chiu Wai Leung)
Tsung-Hua Tou
- Old Wu
- (as Tsung-Hua Tuo)
Zhi-Ying Zhu
- Lai Shu Jin
- (as Chih-ying Chu)
Lawrence Ko
- Liang Jun Sheng
- (as Ko Yu-Luen)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDirector Ang Lee made Tony Leung Chiu-wai study the performances of Marlon Brando in Viimeinen tango Pariisissa (1972), Humphrey Bogart in Hermot pinnalla (1950) and Richard Burton in Hevonen (1977), to give him a sense of wounded masculinity, which Lee felt was right for the character of Mr. Yee.
- GoofsIn the café scene where Mak Tai Tai is calling her comrades the ringer heard through the phone both times is a modern ringer, which wasn't used until the 1970s/early 1980s.
- Quotes
Wong Chia Chi: I'm afraid I have no gift for you.
Mr. Yee: Your presence itself is a gift.
- Alternate versionsAn R-Rated version was made for the home video market for sale in places that doesn't carry NC-17 films (e.g. supermarkets). The run-time of the R-rated version is only ~30 seconds less but features ~70 seconds of alternative footage to soften the rating.
- SoundtracksIntermezzo In a Opus 118 No.2: Andante Teneramente
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Alain Planès
(p) 2007 Decca Label Group
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My view
Many people already wrote the plots of "Lust, Caution". I don't repeat again, I just have a few words here...
I have read many reviews from the professional film critics. Some are extremely insulting, and those people didn't understand the film at all. I felt sorry for Ang Lee and all people who worked hard for the film.
"Lust, Caution" is a pure Chinese drama with the bloody China-Japan war and the Chinese cultural context of 1940s: slow pace, old Shanghai, mahjong, the traditional song, hatred, love, loneliness, and the souls of students and traitors.
Do not forget the cultural differences: Western people play the card games; Chinese people play the mahjong games. I don't know either, I always see the body languages of the players.
I personally dislike the raw sexual scenes, however, the film is still a masterpiece!
I have read many reviews from the professional film critics. Some are extremely insulting, and those people didn't understand the film at all. I felt sorry for Ang Lee and all people who worked hard for the film.
"Lust, Caution" is a pure Chinese drama with the bloody China-Japan war and the Chinese cultural context of 1940s: slow pace, old Shanghai, mahjong, the traditional song, hatred, love, loneliness, and the souls of students and traitors.
Do not forget the cultural differences: Western people play the card games; Chinese people play the mahjong games. I don't know either, I always see the body languages of the players.
I personally dislike the raw sexual scenes, however, the film is still a masterpiece!
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- Sep 28, 2007
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Sắc, Giới
- Filming locations
- Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia(students on the tram: Jalan Chung On Siew)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,604,982
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $63,918
- Sep 30, 2007
- Gross worldwide
- $67,091,915
- Runtime2 hours 37 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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