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Raise the Red Lantern is a 1991 Chinese 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.
With Gong Li, Saifei He, Jingwu Ma, Cuifen Cao. China in the 1920s. After her father's death, Songlian is forced to marry the wealthy Master Chen. With three wives already, each living in a separate house, there is fierce competition for his attention and the privileges that are gained.
- (36K)
- Drama, Romance
- Yimou Zhang
- 1991-12-18
Fans of Zhang Yimou epic and sad love stories like Ju Dou cannot miss this fascinating romance drama movie, starring a gorgeous Gong Li. China in the 1920's. After her father's death, nineteen ...
- 125 min
- 1.2M
- FFF Películas Plus
In Raise the Red Lantern, Zhang Yimou's most widely acclaimed film, the Chinese director portrays life as a series of performative gestures under the duress of cultural tradition, prescribed ...
- (30)
- Yimou Zhang
- PG
- Gong Li
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.”
After her father's death, nineteen year old Songlian is forced to marry Chen Zuoqian, the lord of a powerful family. Fifty year old Chen has already three wives, each of them living in separate houses within the great castle.
Mar 27, 1992 · A red lantern is raised each night outside the quarters of the wife who will be honored by a visit from the master. So opens “ Raise the Red Lantern ,” a Chinese film of voluptuous physical beauty and angry passions.
