description Lust, Caution Overview
Lust, Caution, released in 2007, depicts a wartime scenario involving Chinese students’ attempts to carry out an assassination. The narrative unfolds in Japanese-occupied Shanghai and centers on a scheme utilizing deception to target a government official. It is based on Eileen Chang's 1979 novella.
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| Country | Taiwan |
| Year | 2007 |
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What is the assassination plot in Lust, Caution?
A group of Chinese students recruits Wong Chia Chi to enter the social circle of Mr. Yee, an intelligence official serving the collaborationist government. She poses as the married Mrs. Mak and becomes Yee's lover so the resistance can arrange his assassination.
Who plays Wong Chia Chi and Mr. Yee?
Tang Wei plays Wong Chia Chi, while Tony Leung Chiu-wai plays Mr. Yee. Joan Chen appears as Yee's wife, whose mahjong circle gives Chia Chi access to the household.
Is Lust, Caution based on a novel?
Ang Lee's 2007 film adapts Eileen Chang's novella of the same name, first published in 1979. The screenplay expands the student's performance, espionage work, and psychologically fraught relationship with Yee.
Why does Lust, Caution have an NC-17 rating in the United States?
The uncut version received an NC-17 rating for explicit sexual content. Its running time is roughly 158 minutes, and some international releases used edited versions to meet local classification rules.
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