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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 ...
- $2.6 million (United States)
- 10 September 1991 (Venice)
Dec 18, 1991 · A 1991 film by Yimou Zhang about a young bride in a polygamous household in 1920s China. The film explores the themes of oppression, betrayal, and tragedy, and features the iconic red lanterns as a symbol of hope and despair.
- Xstal
- 3 min
- Yimou Zhang
- 135
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 · A 1991 film by Zhang Yimou about a young woman who becomes a concubine in a wealthy family and faces jealousy and oppression. Roger Ebert praises the film's visual beauty, the female characters and the critique of patriarchal society.
A film about a young woman who marries into a wealthy family and becomes one of the four concubines competing for the master's attention in 1920s China. She faces betrayal, jealousy, and madness in a harsh and oppressive environment.
Mar 27, 1992 · A Chinese film about the life of a young concubine in a wealthy household, where she faces jealousy, intrigue and oppression. Roger Ebert praises the film's visual beauty, melodrama and social critique, and compares it to Zhang Yimou's previous works.
