The mainland public release date for Ang Lee's spy epic
Lust, Caution will be postponed by one month to October
26, which means that it won't attend the National Day Holiday box
office competition with The Sun Also Rises, scheduled to
be released on September 21.
The Sohu Entertainment quoted Gao Jun, chief of the Beijing New
Film Association, as saying that the production company of the film
has informed them of the postpone. But it didn't give the exact
reason for it, according to Gao.
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The latest opus of Ang Lee, Lust, Caution, held its world
premiere in Venice on August 31, and won unanimous applause from
the media and the audience. It has recently been given an NC-17
rating in the United States, signifying that admission to the film
will not be granted to anyone under the age of 17. And some reports
have suggested that some of sex scenes would be cut when it opens
in Chinese theatres.
Meanwhile, actor-turned-director, Jiang Wen's third directorial
work the Sun Also Rises, will be screened during Golden
Week, along with many other domestically-produced movies, such as
Invisible Wings and Hu Tong Li De Yangguang or
Sunshine in the Alley.
(CRI.cn September 3, 2007)