2007 · 158 min · NC-17

Lust, Caution

Name: Lust, Caution
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Released: 2007
Duration: 158 min
Cast: Tang Wei, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Leehom Wang, Joan Chen, Tou Tsung-hua

Directed by Ang Lee · Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller

Lust, Caution (2007) is a Action film, directed by Ang Lee set in Shanghai and Hong Kong during the 1940s. It runs 158 minutes and is rated NC-17.

A espionage, with a tense and melancholic tone. Themes of betrayal and love & longing run throughout.

Composer

Alexandre Desplat

Cinematography

Rodrigo Prieto

Cast

Tang WeiTony Leung Chiu-waiLeehom WangJoan ChenTou Tsung-huaJacqueline ZhuVen KaoLawrence Ko

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Shanghai Hong Kong

Setting

Urban

When

1940s

Premise & themes

Premise

Espionage

Themes

Betrayal Love & Longing

Tone

TenseMelancholicBleak

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadFemale Led

Pacing

Slow Burn

Based on

Historical Fiction

1987
Empire of the Sun
Shanghai · Suzhou — 1940s
Urbandir. Steven Spielberg
1972
Fist of Fury
Shanghai — 1900s
Urbandir. Lo Wei
1994
Fist of Legend
Shanghai — 1910s
Urbandir. Gordon Chan
1984
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
India · Shanghai — 1930s
Wilderness · Underground · Ruraldir. Steven Spielberg
2004
Kung Fu Hustle
Shanghai — 1940s
Urbandir. Stephen Chow
1998
The Red Violin
Cremona · Vienna · Oxford · Shanghai · Montreal — Early Modern · 1700s · 1800s · 1960s · 1990s
Urbandir. François Girard

Lust, Caution

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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