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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. The film was later adapted into an acclaimed ballet of the same title by the National Ballet of China, also ...
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. With three wives already, each living in a separate house, there is fierce competition for his attention and the privileges that are gained.
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- Drama, Romance
- Yimou Zhang
- 1991-12-18
May 4, 2023 · 5.5K. 1M views 1 year ago. 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...
- 125 min
- 1M
- FFF Películas Plus
Raise the Red Lantern. Visually thrilling and rich with emotion, Raise the Red Lantern offers an engrossing period drama anchored by an outstanding performance from Gong Li. Teenage...
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- Yimou Zhang
- PG
- Gong Li
Apr 27, 2003 · Roger Ebert April 27, 2003. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. 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."
With three wives already, each living in a separate house, there is fierce competition for his attention and the privileges that are gained. 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.
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Mar 27, 1992 · Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. 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 larger than the millionaire's vast house.
