Montage of attractions : juxtaposing Lust/Caution
Document Type
Book chapter
Source Publication
From Eileen Chang to Ang Lee : Lust, caution
Publication Date
1-1-2014
First Page
15
Last Page
34
Publisher
Routledge
Abstract
Lust/Caution is quite possibly the most "overdetermined" text in Chinese language film because of three intertwining issues: adaptation of the most celeb¬rated female author, Eileen Chang, in modem Chinese literature; the ethics of sexual representation; and the politics of patriotism. Ardent Eileen Chang fans (Zhang mi 張迷) eagerly anticipated Ang Lee's film, the first major adaptation of a Chung story, to appear in nearly a decade. Given the lukewarm reception of previous adaptations of Chang's work, such as Love in a Fallen City 傾城之戀 (Ann Hui, 1984). Rouge of the North 怨女（Fred Tan, 1988), Red Rose White Rose 紅玫瑰白玫瑰 (Stanley Kwan, 1994) and Eighteen Springs 半生緣 (Ann Hui, 1997), Chang fans were particularly anxious to compare Lee's film with Chang's story, to decide whether the seasoned film director was capable of doing justice to Chang's beguiling literary style.
Additional Information
ISBN of the source publication: 9780415731201
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Yeh, E. Y.-y. (2014). Montage of attractions: Juxtaposing Lust/Caution. In H.-y. Peng & W. C. Dilley (Eds.), From Eileen Chang to Ang Lee: Lust, caution (pp. 15-34). Oxon: Routledge.