Two-time Academy Award winning director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) is a stunningly startling erotic espionage thriller set in Shanghai in 1942 about the fate of an ordinary woman’s heart, based on the short story by revered Chinese author Eileen Chang, starring Asian cinema icon Tony Leung and newcomer Tang Wei.  In Mandarin with English subtitles.  Rated NC-17 for explicit sexuality.  157 min.  (Focus Features)

• Golden Globe Nominations/Best Foreign Language Film
• 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Female Lead: Tang Wei
• 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Male Lead: Tony Leung
• 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Cinematography: Rodrigo Prieto
• National Board of Review/(One of) Top Five Foreign Films
• Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Foreign Language Film
• Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Composer: Alexandre Desplat