Raise the Red Lantern
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.
Cast
Gong Li
as 颂莲
Ma Jingwu
as 陈佐千
He Saifei
as 梅珊
Cao Cuifen
as 卓云
Kong Lin
as 雁儿
Cao Zengyin
as 点灯人
Cui Zhigang
as 高医生
丁惟敏
as 宋妈
金淑媛
as 毓如
周琦
as 陈道顺
Reviews
Filipe Manuel Neto
**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...
Priscilla Chu
**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 an...
