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Lust, Caution

Set against the backdrop of Japanese occupied Shanghai in 1942, a young woman finds herself swept up in a radical plot to assassinate a ruthless and secretive intelligence agent. As she immerses herself in her role as a cosmopolitan seductress, she becomes entangled in a dangerous game of emotional...

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Corporate Author: Hai Sheng Film Production Company., Focus Features., Haishang Films (Firm), River Road Entertainment (Firm), Yin du ji gou you xian gong si (Hong Kong, China), Shanghai dian ying zhi pian chang., Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Kong, Bill., Lee, Ang, 1954-, Zhang, Ailing., Schamus, James, 1959-, Wang, Huiling, 1964-, Leung, Tony Chiu Wai, 1962-, Wei, Tang., Chen, Joan, 1961-, Wang, Lihong, 1976-, Chung, Hua Tou.
Format: Videos DVD
Language: Chinese
Published: Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2008]
Edition: Rated-R film.
Series: Focus Features spotlight series
Subjects:
Assassination > China > Drama.
Intelligence officers > China > Drama.
Femmes fatales > Drama.
Intrigue > China > Drama.
Motion pictures, Chinese.
Foreign films > China.
Romance > Drama.
China > Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Suspense films.
War films
Summary: Set against the backdrop of Japanese occupied Shanghai in 1942, a young woman finds herself swept up in a radical plot to assassinate a ruthless and secretive intelligence agent. As she immerses herself in her role as a cosmopolitan seductress, she becomes entangled in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue, love and betrayal.
Item Description: Titles transliterated from the Chinese.
Based on the short story Se, jie, by Eileen Chang.
Special features: "Tiles of deception, lurid affections" featurette.
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (148 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD ; Region 1 ; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, single-sided, DVD-9.
Audience: MPAA rating: R; for strong sexual content and a scene of brutal violence.
Awards: Venice Film Festival, 2007: Golden Lion (Ang Lee) ; Golden Osella (Best Cinematography - Rodrigo Prieto)
Golden Horse Film Festival, 2007: Golden Horse Award - Best Actor (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) ; Best Director (Ang Lee) ; Best Film ; Best Makeup & Costume Design (Lai Pan) ; Best New Performer (Wei Tang) ; Best Original Film Score (Alexandre Desplat) ; Best Screenplay, Adapted (Hui-Ling Wang, James Schamus)
Production Credits: Director of photography, Rodrigo Prieto ; editor, Tim Squyres ; music, Alexandre Desplat ; costume designer, Lai Pan ; production designer, Lai Pan.

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