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February 21st, 2008 by
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During the Japanese occupation of Shanghai in WWII, Wong gets asked to act in a political play. When the group realizes they want to make a greater impact, they set up a plan to assassinate the Japanese collaborator Yee. Using her acting abilities, Wong has to go extremely far to satisfy his needs and keep him unsuspicious. But how far is too far for her? | ||||||||
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Taking a break from all the Hollywood fanfare, Ang Lee is back in his homeland to bring us another intense drama. Through the eyes of a young woman, he shows us nothing can be done without feelings. You can be the best actress around, but if you go in too deep, you will get sucked in. Setting this story during the Japanese occupation in WWII must have been a brave choice too. While he could have easily chosen a Hollywood blockbuster instead.
During the movie Ang Lee masterly skates on the line of friendship, sacrifice, betrayal and lust. Not only displayed flawlessly by actress Wei Tang, but even more so by actor Tony Leung Chiu Wai (2046). The only downside to this is, that the story needs a good hour to really develop. So take something to read with you if you're not up to that. I was kidding. You should really not do that... | ||||||||
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