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2007 Certificate 18
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An espionage thriller set in WWII-era Shanghai, in which a young woman, Wang Jiazhi (Tang Wei), gets swept up in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue with a powerful political figure, Mr. Yee (Tony Leung). Read more

Starring Joan Chen, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Tang Wei, Leehom Wang
Director Ang Lee
Genres Drama, Romance, Thriller, World Cinema

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Lust, Caution

An espionage thriller set in WWII-era Shanghai, in which a young woman, Wang Jiazhi (Tang Wei), gets swept up in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue with a powerful political figure, Mr. Yee (Tony Leung).

Starring Joan Chen, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Tang Wei, Leehom Wang, Chung Hua Tou, Chih-ying Chu, Ying-hsien Kao, Yue-Lin Ko, Johnson Yuen, Kar Lok Chin, Su Yan, Caifei He, Ruhui Song, Anupam Kher
Director Ang Lee
Studio UNIVERSAL
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 37 mins
Certificate Certificate 18
Collections New releases
Genres Drama, Romance, Thriller, World Cinema
Language DVD: Mandarin
Subtitles DVD: English
Released DVD: 28 Apr 2008
Production year: 2007
Format DVD

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  • 4 stars out of

    Theres a superb and important early scene in Ang Lees absorbing spy romance, set on a stylised (studio-shot) Hong... read more on Time Out

    • Wally Hammond, 
    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 93 out of 104 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Far too slow paced!

    I have to say I find listening to Chinese grating to hear for too long, but I decided to endure this and the length of this really long film because the trailer looked promising. The story of this film would have been the type to really grip me, but I confess something was missing in the film so in the end it just didn't do it for me. I guess because I was never convinced of the main actress' motivation to going to such extreme lengths to be so patriotic. In most parts the scenes were far too drawn out and slow paced. The sexual scenes were very realistic and very well acted out, and the acting from the actors were flawless, however I would have preferred to have seen the film acted in English. The story is a good one, so worth a watch. Just be aware that it's rather slow paced and unnecessarily longer than the average film.

      • A customer from SW London
      • Posted 21 Jan 2008 22:45

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Lust,Caution

    Fantastic production, slow paced but very involving. Found I kept thinking about it for the next few weeks.

      • moosie from Kingsbridge
      • Posted 04 Sep 2008 15:59

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    • 02 Jan 2008

    Ang Lee's new film - his second filmed in China, after Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and his first since the acclaimed Brokeback Mountain - begins with such an intensely observed game of mahjong you half expect the Hulk to appear from underneath the table and scatter these society ladies who have so little to talk about but their husbands, business, and black market goods. We are in Japanese-occupied Shanghai, 1942. The hostess, Mrs Yee (Joan Chen), is sitting pretty. Her husband (Tony Leung) Read more

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