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Raise the Red Lantern
1991Age guide: 7+
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See it on the shelfIn 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.
★ 8/10 · 886 TMDB audience ratings
Starring
Gong LiSonglian
He SaifeiMeishan
Cao CuifenZhuoyun
Kong LinYan'er
Jin ShuyuanYuru
Ma JingwuChen Zuoqian
Cui ZhigangDoctor Gao- Zhao QiHousekeeper
Audience reviews from TMDB · may contain spoilers
Filipe Manuel Neto: 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… Read full review
Priscilla Chu: 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… Read full review