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Raise the Red Lantern
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7.9In 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.
Released: 1991-12-18125 minDir: Zhang YimouDramaBudget: $1.0MBox office: $16.6M
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Cast
- Gong Li as Songlian
- He Saifei as Meishan
- Cao Cuifen as Zhuoyun
- Kong Lin as Yan'er
- Zhao Qi as Housekeeper
- Jin Shuyuan as Yuru
Themes
- competition
- marriage
- romantic rivalry
- polygamy
- concubine
- tragedy
- wealth
- period drama
- intrigue
- oppression
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Ratings
IMDb
8.1/10
37,672 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
97%
- Year
- 1991
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 23 wins & 15 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- China
- Original language
- Mandarin
- Based on
- Raise the Red Lantern
- Director
- Zhang Yimou
- Cast member
- Kong Lin
- Composer
- Zhao Jiping
- Producer
- Hou Hsiao-Hsien
- Cinematographer
- Zhao Fei
- Narrative location
- China
- Filming location
- China
- Duration
- 125
- FilmAffinity ID
- 477904
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- publication date
- 1993-07-16
- executive producer
- Hou Hsiao-Hsien
- after a work by
- Su Tong
- title
- 大紅燈籠高高掛
- review score
- 97%
- box office
- 2603061
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Y tu mamá también
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Categories
1990s feminist films1991 drama films1991 films1991 Hong Kong films1991 independent films1991 Mandarin-language filmsAlbum articles lacking alt text for coversBest Foreign Language Film BAFTA Award winnersChinese independent filmsChinese romantic drama filmsFilms based on Chinese novelsFilms directed by Zhang YimouFilms set in the 1920sFilms set in the Republic of China (1912–1949)Films shot in ShanxiHong Kong independent filmsHong Kong romantic drama filmsRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataRotten Tomatoes template using name parameterTemplate film date with 1 release date