Lust, caution

Blu-ray 2021

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.

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Explore Topics & Themes:

Femmes fatales China Shanghai Fiction

Intelligence officers China Shanghai Fiction

Intrigue China Shanghai Fiction

Shanghai (China) History 20th century Fiction

Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 Collaborationists Fiction

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Feature films Fiction Foreign films Motion pictures, Chinese Romance films Video recordings for the hearing impaired War films

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Description:

1 videodisc (158 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
polychrome
digital
optical
surround
DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
wide screen
HDTV
video file
Blu-ray video
region A

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A
MPAA rating: NC-17; for strong sexual content and a scene of brutal violence

Other Title:

Se, jie (Motion picture) [Blu-ray]

Notes:

Based on the short story Se, jie, by Eileen Chang
Edited from the original NC-17 rated film
Special feature: "Tiles of deception, lurid affections" featurette
Title from container
Director of photography, Rodrigo Prieto ; editor, Tim Squyres ; music, Alexandre Desplat ; costume designer, Lai Pan ; production designer, Lai Pan
Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Tang Wei, Joan Chen, Wang Leehom, Chung Hua Tou
Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic wide screen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
For private home use only
Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH)
Audio track in Chinese (Mandarin), with optional subtitles in English

Control Number:

3100752

UPC:

738329251932

Other Authors:

Chen, Joan, 1961- actor
Chung, Hua Tou, actor
Haishang Films (Firm), production company
Kino Lorber, Inc., publisher
Kong, Bill, film producer
Lee, Ang, 1954- producer, film director
Leung, Tony Chiu Wai, 1962- actor
River Road Entertainment (Firm), production company
Schamus, James, 1959- screenwriter, film producer
Shanghai dian ying ji tuan gong si, production company
Tang, Wei, 1979- actor
Wang, Huiling, 1964- screenwriter
Wang, Lihong, 1976- actor
Yin du ji gou you xian gong si (Hong Kong, China), production company
motion picture adaptation of (work): Zhang, Ailing. Se jie

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