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Quick, name the newest film directed by Taiwanese filmmaker Ang Lee. If you answered a certain movie about gay cowboys, you would be wrong – Lee recently directed a Taiwanese art-house movie called 色戒, or Lust, Caution.
Unfortunately, if you’re expecting to see it in theaters the same way you saw Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, you might have to wait a while, via IMDB:
Focus CEO James Schamus told the Associated Press in an email that the U.S. movie market is “insanely overcrowded.” He added, “Every art-house film that tries to go wide is having trouble, so while we are going out in every major market and getting great numbers, we are being very cautious until we see how the market shakes out.” He called Caution “a very Asian film … whose politics and sexuality are challenging.” So, it would seem, is the film’s NC-17 rating. Shamus said that newspapers in Salt Lake City are refusing to carry ads for the movie.
Aaah, NC-17 – the film-rating’s mark of death. They are showing the film in theaters that play more experimental films, including three in the Bay Area, so as long as you’re not in Utah, you can help yourself to some Asian porn a riveting story besieged with political and sexual intrigue.
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I am living and teaching in Taiwan and I saw this movie. It was beautiful, I'm used to Chinese daddies shyly asking me if their little girls are good in my English class, so this movie definitely made me get real on my assessment of the people here as I've slipped into the standard generalizations and stereotypes over the past couple of years when the language/culture barrier just gets too daunting. Also, I believe Taiwanese society is generally more conservative than American society, so being able to watch it in a pretty well-crowded theater at the local cinema when it's gotten an NC-17 rating back home makes me think about the difference between being conservative and being an ignorant puritan.
I am living and teaching in Taiwan and I saw this movie. It was beautiful, I'm used to Chinese daddies shyly asking me if their little girls are good in my English class, so this movie definitely made me get real on my assessment of the people here as I've slipped into the standard generalizations and stereotypes over the past couple of years when the language/culture barrier just gets too daunting. Also, I believe Taiwanese society is generally more conservative than American society, so being able to watch it in a pretty well-crowded theater at the local cinema when it's gotten an NC-17 rating back home makes me think about the difference between being conservative and being an ignorant puritan.
It's already showing up here (Toronto) ... and played at the Film Fest ... which reminds me, I should go see it before it exits the theatres.
It's already showing up here (Toronto) ... and played at the Film Fest ... which reminds me, I should go see it before it exits the theatres.
Jesse, if SF shows it you have to let me know. I want to see this film. I hope it has subtitles.
Jesse, if SF shows it you have to let me know. I want to see this film. I hope it has subtitles.
SF will probably show it... so yay!
SF will probably show it... so yay!
They are actually playing this at my local not-so-indie movie theater! I might go check it out just to support. NC-17 is bs. Serial killers get R ratings but too sexy and Utah gets involved. Sheesh.
They are actually playing this at my local not-so-indie movie theater! I might go check it out just to support. NC-17 is bs. Serial killers get R ratings but too sexy and Utah gets involved. Sheesh.
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