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*Lust, Caution* (Chinese: 色，戒) is a 2007 crime, spy, erotic, and drama film directed by Ang Lee. The cast includes Tony Leung, Tang Wei, Joan Chen, and Wang Leehom. The screenplay was written by James Schamus, Wang Hui-ling, Eileen Chang, and Ang Lee, based on a work by Eileen Chang. Rodrigo Prieto served as director of photography, while Tim Squyres was the film editor. Alexandre Desplat composed the music. Produced by William Kong and James Schamus, the film originated in China, Taiwan, and the United States.
The narrative is set in Shanghai and British Hong Kong. The film was distributed by Focus Features, Netflix, and Fandango at Home. It has a runtime of 157 minutes and is rated NC-17. The original languages include Standard Chinese, Hindi, and English.
The film received the Golden Lion award. It has a Metascore of 61 and an IMDb rating of 7.5. Production companies include River Road Entertainment, Haishang Films, Focus Features, Sil-Metropole Organisation, and Shanghai Film Group.
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7.3During World War II, a secret agent must seduce and assassinate an official who works for the Japanese puppet government in Shanghai.
Cast
- Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Mr. Yee
- Tang Wei as Wong Chia Chi / Mrs. Mak
- Joan Chen as Mrs. Yee
- Leehom Wang as Kuang Yu Min
- Tou Tsung-hua as Old Wu
- Jacqueline Zhu as Lai Shu Jin
Themes
- secret love
- china
- sexual obsession
- shanghai, china
- cheating
- espionage
- resistance
- in love with enemy
- traitor
- lover
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Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
48,088 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
73%
Metacritic
61/100
- Year
- 2007
- Runtime
- 157 min
- Genres
- Drama, History, Romance
- Rated
- NC-17
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 BAFTA 28 wins & 56 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Ang Lee
- Screenplay by
- Wang Hui-ling James Schamus
- Based on
- Lust, Caution , by Eileen Chang
- Produced by
- Ang Lee William Kong James Schamus
- Starring
- Tony Leung Chiu-wai Tang Wei Anupam Kher Joan Chen Wang Leehom Shyam Pathak
- Cinematography
- Rodrigo Prieto
- Edited by
- Tim Squyres
- Music by
- Alexandre Desplat
- Production companies
- River Road Entertainment Haishang Films Sil-Metropole Organisation Shanghai Film Group
- Distributed by
- Focus Features (United States) China Film Group Corporation (China) Edko Films (Hong Kong) Buena Vista International (Taiwan)
- Release dates
- August 30, 2007 ( 2007-08-30 ) ( Venice ) September 24, 2007 ( 2007-09-24 ) (Taiwan) September 26, 2007 ( 2007-09-26 ) (Hong Kong) September 28, 2007 ( 2007-09-28 ) (United States) November 1, 2007 ( 2007-11-01 ) (China)
- Running time
- 158 minutes
- Countries
- United States China Taiwan
- Language
- Mandarin
- Budget
- $15 million
- Box office
- $67.1 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- Hindi
- Based on
- Lust, Caution
- Director
- Ang Lee
- Screenwriter
- Ang Lee
- Composer
- Alexandre Desplat
- Producer
- James Schamus
- Production company
- Focus Features
- Cinematographer
- Rodrigo Prieto
- Narrative location
- British Hong Kong
- Duration
- 157
- FilmAffinity ID
- 566101
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.focusfeatures.com/lust__caution
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- publication date
- 2007-01-01
- film editor
- Tim Squyres
- title
- 色，戒
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- after a work by
- Eileen Chang
- Commons category
- Lust, Caution
- described at URL
- ent.msn.com.tw/movie/story.aspx?id=201
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 61/100
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Encyclopedic overview
Lust, Caution (Chinese: 色，戒; pinyin: Sè, Jiè; Jyutping: SikGaai) is a 2007 erotic spy film directed by Ang Lee, based on the 1979 novella by Eileen Chang. The story is set during World War II, when a group of Chinese students plot to assassinate a high-ranking official in the puppet government of Japanese-occupied Shanghai by luring him into a honey trap.
The film won Lee a second Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival after Brokeback Mountain. It propelled Tang Wei to stardom but also drew controversy for its explicit sex scenes, which resulted in a two-year ban imposed on her by the Chinese government. The film grossed $67 million worldwide over a $16 million budget, making it the highest grossing NC-17 film of all time.
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