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Raise the Red Lantern

Raise the Red Lantern

7.9/ 10

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1991

Release Year

125 min

Runtime

Drama

Overview

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.

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Keywords

competition
marriage
romantic rivalry
polygamy
concubine
wealth
intrigue
oppression
1920s

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Reviews(2)

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Filipe Manuel Neto

Filipe Manuel Neto

@FilipeManuelNeto

March 8, 2023

2
2/10

**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

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Priscilla Chu

Priscilla Chu

@Priscilla@MovieReview

June 9, 2025

**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

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