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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 · Raise the Red Lantern: Directed by Yimou Zhang. 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.
In the Chinese film, a 19-year-old college student drops out of school after her father dies; when her stepmother is unwilling to support her, she agrees to become the concubine of a rich man--his "Fourth Mistress." All four concubines live in a house they are not allowed to leave. Advertisement.
Teenage Songlian (Gong Li), whose family has been devastated by the recent death of her father, becomes the third concubine of wealthy Master Chen (Ma Jingwu).
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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 year...
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. The fourth wife of the rich old man comes to live in his house against her will. She has been educated, and thinks herself ready for the wider world, but her mother betrays her, selling her as a concubine, and soon her world is no ...
