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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.
May 4, 2023 · 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 ...
Dec 18, 1991 · A young woman becomes the fourth wife of a wealthy lord in 1920s China and faces the rivalry of his three other wives. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this Oscar-nominated film.
Oct 5, 2021 · The competition between the wives is toug ...more. China in the 1920's. After her father's death, nineteen year old Songlian is forced to marry Chen Zuoqian, the lord of a powerful family. Fifty ...
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, jealousy, and tragedy in a patriarchal society where women are treated as objects.
Raise the Red Lantern opens with 19-year-old Songlian (Gong Li) staring morosely into the camera as she consents to marry a rich man. “Let me be a concubine,” she says. “Isn’t that a woman’s fate?”
A period drama about a young woman who becomes the third concubine of a wealthy master and faces jealousy and betrayal from his other wives. The film is praised for its visual style, emotion and Gong Li's performance, but criticized for its slow pace and melodrama.
