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.| Original Title: | 大红灯笼高高挂 |
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| Status: | Released (1991-12-18) |
| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 23 wins & 15 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $2,603,061 |
| Screen: | Tong Su, Ni Zhen |
| Productions: | ERA International, China Film Co-Production Corp., Century Communications, Salon Films |
| Production Countries: | China, Hong Kong, Taiwan |
| Spoken Languages: | 普通话 |
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Casts
- 643: Gong Li - Song Lian
- 64989: Ma Jingwu - Chen Zuo Qian
- 64987: He Saifei - Mei Shan
- 64988: Cao Cuifen - Zhuo Yun
- 1183504: Kong Lin - Yan'er
- 1183505: Jin Shuyuan - Yu Ru
- 1623396: Chu Xiao - Fei Pu
Crews
- 607: Zhang Yimou - Director - Directing
- 64216: Su Tong - Novel - Writing
- 64217: Ni Zhen - Writer - Writing
- 64991: Yau Fook-Sang - Producer - Production
- 64992: Hou Hsiao-hsien - Executive Producer - Production
- 64993: Wenze Zhang - Executive Producer - Production
- 64994: Naoki Tachikawa - Original Music Composer - Sound
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Reviews
Filipe Manuel Neto
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**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 ....
Continue reading ->Priscilla Chu
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**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 ....
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