Raise the Red Lantern
大红灯笼高高挂
"China, 1920. One Master, Four Wives."
Drama
In 1920s China, 19-year-old Songlian becomes a concubine of a powerful lord and is forced to compete with his three wives for the privileges gained.
🎬 DirectorZhang Yimou
📅 Release1991-12-18
🌍 CountryChina, Hong Kong, Taiwan
🗣 LanguageMandarin
🏢 StudioERA International, China Film Co-Production 中国电影合作制片 (CFCC), Century Communications
🗳 Votes780
🔥 Popularity2
💰 Budget$1,000,000
💵 Revenue$16,600,000
🎭 Cast
Gong Li
Song Lian
Ma Jingwu
Chen Zuo Qian
He Saifei
Mei Shan
Cao Cuifen
Zhuo Yun
Kong Lin
Yan'er
Jin Shuyuan
Yu Ru
Chu Xiao
Fei Pu
Ding Weimin
Mother Song
Cao Zengyin
Old Servant
Cui Zhigang
Dr. Gao
Zhou Qi
Chen Baishun
🎥 Crew
DirectorZhang Yimou
NovelSu Tong
WriterNi Zhen
ProducerYau Fook-Sang
Executive ProducerHou Hsiao-hsien
Executive ProducerWenze Zhang
Original Music ComposerNaoki Tachikawa
Original Music ComposerZhao Jiping
Director of PhotographyLun Yang
Costume DesignTong Huamiao
🖼 Gallery
🏷 Keywords
competitionmarriageromantic rivalrypolygamyconcubinewealthintrigueoppression1920s
💬 Reviews
**In the context of oriental cinema, it's a good film... but it's very different from the cinema that we, in the West, are used to, and this difference ends up killing our interest in this work.** I think this movie was the first Chinese movie I saw, I'm not really sure. I am not an expert on the cinema of this country, but I can say that it is one of those films that you see without much speci…
**Raise the Red Lantern:** Directed by Zhang Yimou, Raise the Red Lantern (大红灯笼高高挂) stands as a seminal work in Chinese cinema, premiering in 1991 and adapted from Su Tong's novel Wives and Concubines. The film achieved international acclaim, winning the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and earning nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film, solidifying …
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