Watched Lust, Caution last week. It's a film in Chinese and is an erotic espionage thriller (as described by Variety), directed by Taiwanese, Academy Award winning director, Ang Lee (he's made a very diverse collection of films - Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Hulk, Wedding Banquet). The film is based on a short story of the same name published in 1979 by a Chinese author and has already won a Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Personally, I back it for an Oscar...
Which brings me to the movie itself. OUTSTANDING FILM! It's set in 1940's Shanghai in the time of Japanese occupation and is about a group of patriotic Chinese students plotting to kill one high ranking Chinese official in the collborationalist government. Their plan is to penetrate the blanket of security around this official by using a young girl (one of the students) as a lure for him.
The story portrays the struggle of this young student as she gets more and more involved with this official. In the backdrop, the leader of this student gang is also in love with this girl and is torn between love and duty. The climax is gut wrenching and leaves you with a lot to think about.
The story telling is fantastic. The mood and pace of the film is perfect.
Note - Lots of explicit sex scenes, but all very tastefully done. No Brokeback scenes (I personally thought that was a bit much - but that's just my opinion). My only grouse was the armpit hair... watch the movie and you'll know what I'm talking about.
It's a winner. Check out the trailer...
3 comments:
I am interested in watching the film.
Its not come to India yet.
where did you get it ? torrents ? :)
Also another query, how did add labels to your side bar? special widget required ?
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chirag - saw it in the theater... was showing/is showing currently (i live in singapore). labels - simple - go to customize... it's an option there. no widgets required.
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