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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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