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, Century Communications
🗳 Votes792
🔥 Popularity3
💰 Budget$1,000,000
💵 Revenue$16,600,000
🎭 Cast
Gong Li
Songlian
He Saifei
Meishan
Cao Cuifen
Zhuoyun
Kong Lin
Yan'er
Zhao Qi
Housekeeper
Jin Shuyuan
Yuru
Ma Jingwu
Chen Zuoqian
Cui Zhigang
Doctor Gao
Chu Xiao
Feipu
Cao Zengyin
Old Servant
Ding Weimin
Songlian's Mother
🎥 Crew
Original Music Composer
Naoki Tachikawa
Novel
Su Tong
Executive Producer
Wenze Zhang
Producer
Yau Fook-Sang
Director
Zhang Yimou
Writer
Ni Zhen
Original Music Composer
Zhao Jiping
Executive Producer
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Director of Photography
Lun Yang
Sound Designer
Lanhua Li
🖼 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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