《色,戒》 Lust, Caution (2007)
Synopsis:
Shanghai, 1942. The World War II Japanese occupation of this Chinese city continues in force. Mrs. Mak, a woman of sophistication and means, walks into a cafe, places a call, and then sits and waits. She remembers how her story began several years earlier…in 1938 China.
She is not in fact Mrs. Mak, but shy Wong Chia Chi (Tang Wei). With WWII underway, Wong has been left behind by her father, who has escaped to England. As a freshman at university, she meets fellow student Kuang Yu Min (Wang Leehom) Kuang has started a drama society to shore up patriotism. As the theater troupes new leading lady, Wong realizes that she has found her calling, able to move and inspire audiences and Kuang. He convenes a core group of students to carry out a radical and ambitious plan to assassinate a top Japanese collaborator, Mr. Yee (Tony Leung). Each student has a part to play; Wong will be Mrs. Mak, who will gain Yees trust by befriending his wife (Joan Chen) and then draw the man into an affair. Wong transforms herself utterly inside and out, and the scenario proceeds as scripted until an unexpectedly fatal twist spurs her to flee.
Shanghai, 1941. With no end in sight for the occupation, Wong having emigrated from Hong Kong goes through the motions of her existence. Much to her surprise, Kuang re-enters her life. Now part of the organized resistance, he enlists her to again become Mrs. Mak in a revival of the plot to kill Yee, who as head of the collaborationist secret service has become even more a key part of the puppet government. As Wong reprises her earlier role, and is drawn ever closer to her dangerous prey, she finds her very identity being pushed to the limit…
Original Short Story (Chinese)
Lust, Caution Discussions
(7-9-2007 to 8-31-2010)
(Review Collections)
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Film Awards:
- Venice Film Festival 2007 – Golden Lion Award
(photos, news) - 2007 Golden Horse Awards – Best Actor
- 2008 Asian Film Awards – Best Actor (photos, news)
Venice Film Festival (Best Film)
威尼斯影展
最佳影片金獅獎: 《色,戒》
Taiwan Golden Horse Film Awards (Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Newcomer)
第44屆金馬獎
最佳剧情片獎:《色,戒》
最佳导演獎:李安
最佳男主角獎:梁朝伟
最佳新演员獎:汤唯
Asian Film Awards (Best Actor)
亞洲電影大獎
最佳男主角獎:梁朝伟
Attending Film Festivals:
- April 2008 – Hong Kong Film Awards
- Sept 2007 – Toronoto International Film Festival
- 5 Sept 2007 – Promotion in New York
- Aug 2007 – Venice Film Festival
(Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4 )
Promotion & On Location:
- Jan 2007 – Meet the Media in Shanghai
- Dec 2006-Jan 2007 <Lust, Caution> in Shanghai
- 21 Jan 2007 Meet the Press in Shanghai
Chinese Interview Articles:
Chinese News Articles:
English Interview Articles:
- 2007: Lust actually
- 2007: A Cautionary Tale
- 2007: Q & A on Tony Leung by Vaughan
- 2007: Exclusive Interview on Tony Leung
- 2007: Lee aims at second Venice victory
- 2007: Lust, Caution – Tony Leung interview
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