Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
Plot.
In 1920s China, a nineteen year old Songlian is forced to marry the much older lord of a powerful family. With three wives already, each living in a separate chamber in the mansion, they constantly play mind games for his attention. Songlian joins the fierce competition, slowly uncovering the dark truths that lie within their gilded cage.
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Cast & Crew.
Gong Li
Songlian
Ma Jingwu
The Master
He Saifei
Meishan (Third Wife)
Kong Lin
Yan'er
Cao Cuifen
Zhuoyan (Second Wife)
Shuyuan Jin
Yu Ru
Zhang Yimou
Director
Su Tong
Writer
Chu Xiao
Fei Pu
Ding Weimin
Mother Song
Ni Zhen
Writer
Cao Zengyin
Old Servant
Chiu Fu-Sheng
Producer
Naoki Tachikawa
Composer
Cui Zhi-Gang
Dr. Gao
Espérance Pham Thai Lan
Concubine (uncredited)
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 18, 1991
Original Name大红灯笼高高挂
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 5m
Budget$1,000,000
Box Office$16,600,000
Genres
Wiki.
Raise the Red Lantern is a 1991 Chinese-language romantic drama film directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Gong Li. It is an adaptation by Ni Zhen 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 directed by Zhang.
Set in the 1920s, the film tells the story of a young woman who becomes the fourth wife of a wealthy man during the Warlord Era. It is noted for its opulent visuals and sumptuous use of colours. The film was shot in the Qiao Family Compound near the ancient city of Pingyao, in Shanxi Province.
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