To kill the enemy, she would have to capture his heart....and break her own.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Wei Tang, Joan Chen, Lee-Hom Wang, Chung Hua Tou, Chih-ying Chu, Ying-hsien Kao |
Director |
Ang Lee |
Screenplay | James Schamus, Hui-Ling Wang, Eileen Chang |
Music | Alexandre Desplat |
Cinematography | Rodrigo Prieto |
Editing | Tim Squyres |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital, DTS |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2007 |
Produced by | Hai Sheng Film Production Company, Focus Features, Haishang Films, Mr. Yee Productions, RIver Road Entertainment, Sil-Metropole Organisation |
Official Site | IMDB page
Trailer: Medium | Scroll down for embedded trailer
Genre | Drama, thriller, erotica |
Language | Strong, infrequent |
Nudity | Explicit back and frontal nudity in sexual context |
Sex | Explicit sex and sexual conduct, sexualised violence |
Violence | Strong, graphic violence including rape |
Prejudice | Racial prejudice against Japanese occupiers, infrequent, in context |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | None |
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Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Diane de Beer | 5 | |
Die Burger Jacques Liebenberg | 15 | |
Cape Times Kenneth Turan | 10 | |
The Citizen | 16 | |
24.com Natalie Sineke | 10 | |
BBC Paul Adrendt This is a stern, steely film that requires considerable patience, but stick with it for long enough and you'll be rewarded with a mesmerising study in emotional cruelty. | 15 | |
Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert | 15 | |
eye Weekly Jason Anderson | 15 | |
ReelViews James Berardinelli Lust, Caution is one of those films that requires patience. Like cold water brought to a boil, it takes a long time but once the bubbles start appearing, the roiling is impossible to stop | 18 | |
Rolling Stone Peter Travers The actors deserve the highest praise. Leung goes places he's never been before as an actor. And newcomer Tang Wei gives a performance that will be talked about for years. Lee is a true master, and his potently erotic and suspenseful Lust, Caution casts a spell you won't want to break. | 18 | |
Metacritic.com 35 critics | 12 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 132 critics | 13 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Ang Lee's Lust, Caution is a tense, sensual and beautifully-shot espionage film. | 14 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 8272 Netizens | 16 | |
Average .. 69% | 14 |