Ang Lee's bankable spy thriller,
Lust, Caution, will
likely be shunned from competing for the Hong Kong Film Awards,
said a senior member of the Hong Kong Film Awards Association.
Joe Cheung Tung-cho, member of the Hong Kong Film Awards' voting
affairs committee, was in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou
attending the just opened 16th Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers
Film Festival. He said Lust, Caution was not eligible for
the Hong Kong Film Awards because it was not purely Hong Kong
made.
The Chinese-language film, directed by Taiwan-born Ang Lee and
starring one of Hong Kong's best-known actors, Tony Leung, was
denied earlier this month as Taiwan's candidate for next year's
best foreign-language film Oscar. The reported reason was that only
part of the film's investment was from Taiwan.
Joe Cheung said Lust, Caution encompassed efforts from
Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Chinese mainland, as well as a number of
foreign talents, which disqualifies it from the Hong Kong Film
Awards.
Although the film is not eligible for any single category,
Cheung noted there is a "Best Asian Film" award, where Hong
Kong-made is not a requirement.
The 26th Hong Kong Film Awards were held this April. Nominees
for next year's competition haven't been announced.
Lust, Caution has encountered several postponements for
its Chinese mainland release. The newest date set for the opening
is November 1.
Despite this, the fresh Golden Lion winner has been a box-office
hit since its opening in Hong Kong and Taiwan in late
September.
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(CRI.cn October 26, 2007)
