Se, jie : Lust, caution

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Label

Se, jie : Lust, caution

Title remainder

Lust, caution

Statement of responsibility

Haishang Films presents, in association with Focus Features and River Road Entertainment ; and Sil-Metropole Organisation Ltd and Shanghai Film Group Corporation ; directed by Ang Lee ; screenplay by Wang Hui Ling and James Schamus ; produced by Bill Kong, Ang Lee, James Shamus

Creator

• Se, jie (Motion picture)

Contributor

• Shanghai dian ying ji tuan gong si
• Focus Features
• Leung, Tony Chiu Wai, 1962-
• River Road Entertainment (Firm)
• Haishang Films (Firm)
• Schamus, James, 1959-
• Tang, Wei, 1979-
• Zhang, Ailing
• Tuo, Zonghua, 1962-
• Wang, Lihong, 1976-
• Wang, Huiling, 1964-
• Chen, Joan, 1961-
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Kong, Bill
• Sil-Metropole Organisation
• Lee, Ang, 1954-

Actor

• Chen, Joan, 1961-
• Wang, Lihong, 1976-
• Tuo, Zonghua, 1962-
• Tang, Wei, 1979-
• Leung, Tony Chiu Wai, 1962-

Director

• Lee, Ang, 1954-

Producer

• Schamus, James, 1959-
• Lee, Ang, 1954-
• Kong, Bill

Screenwriter

• Schamus, James, 1959-
• Wang, Huiling, 1964-

Subject

• Feature films -- China
• Feature films -- United States
• Femmes fatales -- China | Shanghai -- Drama
• Fiction films
• Foreign films -- China
• Foreign language films -- Chinese | Mandarin
• Intelligence officers -- China | Shanghai -- Drama
• Intrigue -- China | Shanghai -- Drama
• Motion pictures, Chinese
• Romance -- Feature
• Shanghai (China) -- 20th century -- Drama
• Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 -- Collaborationists -- Drama
• Thriller -- Feature
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
• War -- Feature
• War films
• An sha | Zhongguo | Xi ju
• Asesinato -- China -- Teatro
• Assassination -- China | Shanghai -- Drama
• Feature films
• Estupro -- China -- Teatro

Genre

• War films
• Motion pictures, Chinese
• Drama
• Teatro
• Thriller
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
• War
• Foreign language films
• Foreign films
• Fiction films
• Feature films
• Romance

Language

• chi
• eng
• fre
• spa
• chi
• chi

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

Member of

• Focus Features spotlight series

Awards note

• 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)

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Rodrigo Prieto ; editor, Tim Squyres ; music, Alexandre Desplat ; costume designer, Lai Pan ; production designer, Lai Pan

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; for strong sexual content and a scene of brutal violence

Language note

In Mandarin, with optional English, English SDH, French or Spanish subtitles; credits in English and Chinese

LC call number

PN1995.9.S87

LC item number

L878 2008

PerformerNote

Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Tang Wei, Joan Chen, Wang Leehom, Chung Hua Tou

Runtime

148

Series statement

Focus Features spotlight series

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action