Lust, Caution

Original title: Se, jie

2007
12
2h 37m

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7.5/10

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Drama History Romance Thriller War

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.

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

47K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,568

127

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Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
- 28 wins & 56 nominations total

Mr. Yee
(as Tony Chiu Wai Leung)

Tang Wei

Wong Chia Chi…

Joan Chen

Mrs. Yee

Leehom Wang

Kuang Yu Min

Chung-Hua Tou

Old Wu
(as Tsung-Hua Tuo)

Zhi-Ying Zhu

Lai Shu Jin
(as Chih-ying Chu)

Ying-Hsuan Kao

Huang Lei

Lawrence Ko

Liang Jun Sheng
(as Ko Yu-Luen)

Johnson Yuen

Auyang Ling Wen…

Ka-Lok Chin

Tsao
(as Kar Lok Chin)

Yan Su

Mrs. Ma

Saifei He

Mrs. Hsiao

Ruhui Song

Wang's Aunt

Hui-Ling Wang

Mrs. Liao

Jie Liu

Mrs. Leung

Anupam Kher

Khalid Saiduddin

Akiko Takeshita

Japanese Tavern Boss Lady

Hayato Fujiki

Japanese Colonel Sato

Director
- Ang Lee
Writers
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Trivia
Director Ang Lee made Tony Leung Chiu-wai study the performances of Marlon Brando in Le dernier Tango à Paris (1972), Humphrey Bogart in Le violent (1950) and Richard Burton in Equus (1977), to give him a sense of wounded masculinity, which Lee felt was right for the character of Mr. Yee.

Goofs
In 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 versions
An 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.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Kingdom/Trade/The Game Plan/Feast of Love/The Darjeeling Limited/Lust, Caution (2007)

Soundtracks
Klavierstücke Op. 118 No. 2 Intermezzo
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Alain Planès
(p) 2007 Decca Label Group

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Featured review

10/10

Cinematic, Elegant, Entertaining and Real 2 The Period

With a sensational cast of actors and a tale of China in the late 1930's under occupation, LUST, CAUTION captures the cruelty of the period with a zest and cinematic journey which enraptures the audience in a tale of revenge-and love. Bravo, Ang Lee, for bringing to the screen such a lustrous tale of Chinese history in which you have also thrown in love scenes which bring to the film an element of cruelty and harshness which are reminiscent of the sexual pleasures of BASIC INSTINCT, but perfectly display the brutal character of Mr. Yee.

The costumes, sets, lighting and the drama of the story make LUST, CAUTION a simply elegant journey with characters that jump off the screen with fury, passion and of course, love tinged with revenge. The film is long, but you can't take your eyes away from the film for one moment as you might miss the brilliant dialog and performances. LUST, CAUTION, makes you think of what it is to be occupied by a power that treats its captured denizens in a world of anger and bitterness and creates a world of hatred and revenge as we see in this intelligent and important film. May LUST, CAUTION continue to gain an audience as it heads into the Kudo season.