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Raise the Red Lantern is a 1991 Chinese-language period drama film directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Gong Li. It is an adaptation by Ni Zhen [ zh] of the 1990 novella Raise the Red Lantern (originally Wives and Concubines) by Su Tong.
Dec 18, 1991 · A young bride enters a polygamous marriage in 1920s China and faces the rivalry of her master's three wives. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this Oscar-nominated film.
- (35K)
- Drama, Romance
- Yimou Zhang
- 1991-12-18
After her father's death, nineteen year old Songlian is forced to marry Chen Zuoqian, the lord of a powerful family. 50 years old Chen has already three wives, each of them living in...
- 125 min
- 1.1M
- FFF Películas Plus
Oct 5, 2021 · The competition between the wives is tough, as their master's attention carries power, status and privilege. Each night Chen must decide with which wife to spend the night and a red lantern is...
- 125 min
- 448K
- FFF+ | Full Free Films Plus
Apr 27, 2003 · The Chinese film "Raise the Red Lantern" (1991), like the Japanese film "Woman in the Dunes" (1960), is about sexual enslavement. In both films, the protagonist enters a closed system from which there is no escape, and life is ruled by long-established "customs."
Visually thrilling and rich with emotion, Raise the Red Lantern offers an engrossing period drama anchored by an outstanding performance from Gong Li. Read Critics Reviews
- (29)
- Drama
- PG
A film set in 1920s China about a young woman who marries into a wealthy family with three other concubines and competes for her husband's attention. She faces betrayal, humiliation, and madness in a patriarchal society where women are treated as objects.
