Se, jie : Lust, caution /

色, 戒 Lust, caution /

Set Japanese-occupied Shanghai, 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.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Se, jie (Motion picture).
Main Author:	Desplat, Alexandre (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Haishang Films (Firm), Focus Features, River Road Entertainment (Firm), Sil-Metropole Organisation, Shanghai dian ying ji tuan gong si, Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Kong, Bill (Producer), Lee, Ang, 1954- (Producer, Director), Schamus, James, 1959- (Screenwriter, Producer), Wang, Huiling, 1964- (Screenwriter), Zhang, Ailing, Leung, Tony Chiu Wai, 1962- (Actor), Tang, Wei, 1979- (Actor), Chen, Joan, 1961- (Actor), Wang, Lihong, 1976- (Actor), Chung, Hua Tou (Actor)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Chinese French
Language Notes:	Mandarin with optional French soundtrack, and with optional English, English SDH, French or Spanish subtitles; credits in English and Chinese.
Published:	Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2008]
Edition:	[NC-17 version].
Series:	Focus Features spotlight series.
Subjects:	Zhang, Ailing > Film adaptations. Assassination > China > Shanghai > Drama. Intelligence officers > China > Shanghai > Drama. Femmes fatales > China > Shanghai > Drama. Intrigue > China > Shanghai > Drama. Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 > Collaborationists > Drama. Shanghai (China) > 20th century > Drama. Asesinato > China > Teatro. Estupro > China > Teatro. War films. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Fiction films. Feature films. Foreign films. Motion pictures, Chinese. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Description
Summary:	Set Japanese-occupied Shanghai, 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.
Item Description:	Based on the story by Eileen Chang. "Original NC-17 theatrical film"--Container. Originally released as a motion picture in 2007. Bonus feature: "Tiles of deception, lurid affections" featurette. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (159 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD, NTSC; region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, single-sided, DVD-9.
Awards:	Venice Film Festival, 2007: Golden Lion (Ang Lee) ; Golden Osella (Best Cinematography - Rodrigo Prieto) Golden Horse Film Festival, 2007: Golden Horse Award - Best Actor (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) ; Best Director (Ang Lee) ; Best Film ; Best Makeup & Costume Design (Lai Pan) ; Best New Performer (Wei Tang) ; Best Original Film Score (Alexandre Desplat) ; Best Screenplay, Adapted (Hui-Ling Wang, James Schamus)
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Rodrigo Prieto ; editor, Tim Squyres ; music, Alexandre Desplat ; costume designer, Lai Pan ; production designer, Lai Pan.