Raise the Red Lantern
大红灯笼高高挂
China, 1920. One Master, Four Wives.
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.
- Budget
- $1,000,000
- Revenue
- $16,600,000
- Production
- ERA International, China Film Co-Production, Century Communications, Salon Films
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Cast
Crew
- Director
- Zhang Yimou
- Writers
- Ni Zhen
- Producers
- Yau Fook-Sang,Hou Hsiao-hsien,Wenze Zhang
- Composer
- Naoki Tachikawa,Zhao Jiping
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Filipe Manuel Neto
March 8, 2023
**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 cinema of this country, but I can say that it is one of those films that you see without much special interest. Of course, I'm talking about the standard audience, because there are really oriental f…
Priscilla Chu
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 and earning nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film, solidifying its status as a landmark critique of feudal patriarchy. **Theme: Critique and Reflection on Feudal Ethics** …