ang lee create another finely craft movie . lust caution take place at the beginning of world war 2 in both hongkong and shanghai and it be film in mainland china as well a malaysia . his attention of periodic detail and setting and costume be amazing and we have see many ww 2 film about life in china and most if not all of them be in rural section and feature the so call peasant class . this movie be about city people in well to do situation . we start at a mah jong game between 4 woman and we learn much . it then go back 4 year and we find out one of the lady be a student involve with some revolutionary . it become imperative that she meet the husband of one of the other woman . the husband superbly portray by tony leoung . ( one of the lead international actor of today . they begin an affair ( which be reason for the nc 17 ) the sex scene be very graphic . it be a long movie almost 140 minute and but it move fast and many excite scene and with some typical humour of the time . the subtitle be excellent and quite clear . rating represent half ( out of 4 ) 95 point ( out of 100 ) imdb 9 ( out of 10 ) .