Soon to be a major motion picture directed by Oscar] winner Ang Lee, this intensely passionate Story of love and espionage brings 1940s Shanghai artfully to life even as it limns the erotic pulse of a doomed love affair.
Written in lush, lavish prose, and with the tension of a political thriller, Lust, Caution brings 1940s Shanghai artfully to life even as it limns the erotic pulse of a doomed love affair..
As these two move deftly between Shanghai\'s tea parties and secret interrogations, they become embroiled in the complicated politics of wartime--and in a mutual attraction that may be more than what they expected.
Yee, a powerful political figure who works for the Japanese occupational government.
In the midst of the Japanese occupation of China and Hong Kong, two lives become intertwined: Wong Chia Chi, a young student active in the resistance, and Mr.
A major motion picture (2007) from Oscar-winning director Ang Lee ( Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Brokeback Mountain ): an intensely passionate Story of love and espionage, set in Shanghai during World War II.
Soon to be a major motion picture directed by Oscar] winner Ang Lee, this intensely passionate Story of love and espionage brings 1940s Shanghai artfully to life even as it limns the erotic pulse of a doomed love affair