Lust, Caution (2007)
Director: Ang Lee
Lee's film follows the efforts of Wong Chia Chi (Tang Wei) to infiltrate the security surrounding high-ranking collaborationist Mr. Yee (Tony Leung) on behalf of the resistance in 1940s Japanese-occupied Shanghai. Long story short: things get sexy.
The movie is more than simply titillation, though. It maintains a measured pace, so that the increasingly intimate scenes between immensely impressive newcomer Wei and the ever-dependable Leung are dramatically electrifying. Lee and his actors manage to generate an atmosphere of considerable tension both erotic and dangerous, as the film's title succinctly suggests; and as the story unfolds, it yields some moving moments.
Lee's film follows the efforts of Wong Chia Chi (Tang Wei) to infiltrate the security surrounding high-ranking collaborationist Mr. Yee (Tony Leung) on behalf of the resistance in 1940s Japanese-occupied Shanghai. Long story short: things get sexy.
The movie is more than simply titillation, though. It maintains a measured pace, so that the increasingly intimate scenes between immensely impressive newcomer Wei and the ever-dependable Leung are dramatically electrifying. Lee and his actors manage to generate an atmosphere of considerable tension both erotic and dangerous, as the film's title succinctly suggests; and as the story unfolds, it yields some moving moments.
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