Lust, CautionOverview and Synopsis

  • Lust, Caution
  • Opened September 28, 2007 | Runtime:2 hr. 38 min.
  • NC-17
    some explicit sexuality
  • The World War II Japanese occupation of Shanghai in 1942 continues in force. Mrs. Mak walks into a café, places a call, and then sits and waits. She remembers how her story began in 1938 China. She is not in fact Mrs. Mak, but shy Wong Chia Chi Read More
  • Cast: Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Tang Wei, Joan Chen, Wang Lee Hom
  • Director: Ang Lee
  • Genres: Period Film, Erotic Drama, Unglamorized Spy Film, Thriller

Critic Reviews

  • "Ang Lee has made a film of ambition and accomplishment, a summation of all he knows..." Los Angeles Times

    - Kenneth Turan

  • "One longs to be more deeply involved in the tale, given the exquisite beauty of the film and the painstaking attention to detail in period accuracy..." USA Today

    - Claudia Puig

  • "...lacks the deep-churning emotional currents that drove Lee's Brokeback Mountain and his best works." Variety

    - Derek Elley

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