Lee Ang's Lust Caution
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Hmm, I cannot say for sure until I watch the uncut version.Originally posted by gigabyte14:but actually hor, i have to admit la
no loopholes or anything
but the sex scenes are really 'doesn't seemed to fit in nicely' -
he clever leh, kills two birds with one stone, so shrewdOriginally posted by Gordonator:art house sex and commercial sex is different.
art house sex wins u oscars. -
kama sutra.
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singapore is MOST PROBABLY bringing in uncut version and rated R21!!!
to be confirmed.
i think wanna fight "Pleasure Factory" -
a bit outdated but........
Sep 26, 2007
Shorter version of Lust to be shown here
Lee Ang's thriller is rated NC 16 and will most likely show fewer sexy scenes than the original
By Douglas Tseng
THOSE waiting to catch Lee Ang's erotic espionage thriller Lust, Caution when it opens next Thursday will get to see a shorter version of the film.
Instead of the 157-minute original that won the Golden Lion for Best Picture at the Venice Film Festival earlier this month and made news for its sex scenes, the one that will be shown here will be 148 minutes long.
It comes with an NC 16 rating which means those under 16 cannot watch it. The Board of Film Censors gave it that rating because of 'scenes of intimacy'.
The film, set in Japanese-occupied Shanghai in the 1940s, is based on a short story by Chinese writer Eileen Chang. It is about a group of patriotic students who plan to assassinate the intelligence chief in the Japanese-backed Chinese government during World War II.
As China does not have a ratings system, Lee had to cut a version deemed suitable for general viewership there.
This means that the much-hyped love scenes between the leads - Tony Leung Chiu Wai, who plays an influential political figure, and newcomer Tang Wei, who plays a resistance fighter - have been abbreviated for the Chinese market.
It is understood that this is the same version Singapore will be getting.
Lee Ang had said in interviews that the trims did not compromise the plot of the movie and character development, although they do dampen some of its emotional intensity.
On the intense love scenes, Leung told Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily: 'These scenes are very important. They weren't designed to generate buzz. I portrayed those scenes as artistic performance. I couldn't hold myself back too much.'
In Taiwan, a five-member government committee voted that the film be released in Taiwan uncut under an R rating which bars viewers under 18.
The Government Information Office has also hailed Lee as the 'Glory of Taiwan' and has picked the film to be the country's candidate for the 2008 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
In Hong Kong, the drama, which is reportedly uncut, got a Category III rating which bans viewers younger than 18.
Some Lee Ang fans here are disappointed by the version Singapore will get.
Teacher Shirley Lee, 37, said: 'I would prefer to see the un-edited version of any film that I watch. I don't like it when movies are cut to meet marketing, distribution or censorship needs.'
At press time yesterday, Lust's Singapore distributor could not be reached for comment.
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I just watched it last week at GV Tamp.
I was totally engrossed in the show. First of all, the acting is superb. Who else but Tony Leung could pull off all that machismo in that Alain Delon style suit. And then Tang Wei, though fresh, was convincing as an innocent yet determined young lass.
The movie looks authentic enough, settings aside, with at least 3 different languages spoken. Chinese, Cantonese, Sichuan, Shanghainese and last but not least, English.
Only downside is that the sex scene was cut, a bloody 20 mins of it snipped off. Which movie in the world has 20 minutes of it cut off? Big disappointment for me LAH.
But I'm sure going to watch it again, via an illegal download.
A must watch for all art house fans. -
You are getting really excited huhOriginally posted by FireIce:singapore is MOST PROBABLY bringing in uncut version and rated R21!!!
to be confirmed.
i think wanna fight "Pleasure Factory"
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i cannot find the bt link to download the movie.
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the R21 is slated to show in SG starting 8 Nov
but dunno if it's fully uncut or still got cut.
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Then they should have shown both together.
Now I feel like a cash cow, being milked twice....or soon to be. Heck, I will just download the uncut version, if I can find. -
i refuse to watch the NC16 one
cos i have a hunch they will have the R21 one
these money-suckers.......
but my concern is, R21 still got cut then it's relli *&^!@$^$#^%!$@&!*@^% -
If still cut some more, let's all support piracy then.
If even full fledged adults cannot watch such sex scenes, it just shows the immaturity of our film censors.
On an optimistic note, we only have to take a look at Summer Palace. It was full of audacious sex scenes to me and it was still shown....uncut. -
mi here showing
muz be 18 to watch
dat means shouldnt have cut one -
the wanbao stated dat the actress's replacement is an ah gua. so tony is doing passionate scene wif a gay.
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he oredi acted with leslie cheung so hiong in the Happy Together liao watOriginally posted by 798:the wanbao stated dat the actress's replacement is an ah gua. so tony is doing passionate scene wif a gay. -
he two side also can play. >.<Originally posted by FireIce:he oredi acted with leslie cheung so hiong in the Happy Together liao wat -
aren't u envious?Originally posted by 798:he two side also can play. >.< -
At one scene, I saw Tony Leung's balls leh... from the back when he was doing mission
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armpit hair...
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i rather stick to a wife like liu jialing n stay loyal to her beautiful bod for life.Originally posted by FireIce:aren't u envious?
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yalor..Originally posted by Honeybunz:At one scene, I saw Tony Leung's balls leh... from the back when he was doing mission
i was wondering how come the actress bear all, but he din show his private..
then when his balls were shown.. apparently we head 'ahh' coming from the audience.
i watched the full version.. and i think it's v GROSS lor.
so bian tai wan!
the part which he kissed her armpit.. omgggg
very SM lor.
i was expecting abt a scene only.. but it made me feel that the whole movie was all about their different positions in bed.
but i think Tang Wei acted v well.. her every expression.. esp the part when she was using her eyes to hook Tony. -
i like the part when she sings Tian Ya Ge Nu
very touching -
tang wei nvr bare abit. it was her 'ting4 sheng1' who used to be a man before.Originally posted by browniebaobao:yalor..
i was wondering how come the actress bear all, but he din show his private..
then when his balls were shown.. apparently we head 'ahh' coming from the audience.
i watched the full version.. and i think it's v GROSS lor.
so bian tai wan!
the part which he kissed her armpit.. omgggg
very SM lor.
i was expecting abt a scene only.. but it made me feel that the whole movie was all about their different positions in bed.
but i think Tang Wei acted v well.. her every expression.. esp the part when she was using her eyes to hook Tony. -
u sure or not?Originally posted by 798:tang wei nvr bare abit. it was her 'ting4 sheng1' who used to be a man before.
it was her wor, when she uncovered the blanket.. it was her ar. -
we laughed lor..Originally posted by laurence82:i like the part when she sings Tian Ya Ge Nu
very touching
many did la..
coz of all songs, she chose to sing that song..
tian ya ya~~~~~
lol..
but i tend to remember such songs that were played in movies..
i dun really understand.. why did Tony cry?
coz he was afraid? coz he felt that she's his only confidante?
the ending hor... women are women afterall.. v soft hearted..
dun wana reveal too much.. in case others haven watch.