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Raise the Red Lantern

Cast

Gong Li, Ma Jingwu, He Saifei, Cao Cuifen View All

Crew

Zhang Yimou (Director), Ni Zhen (Writer) View All

Release: Dec. 20th, 1991

Runtime: 2 hours, 5 minutes

In 1920s China, a nineteen year old Songlian is forced to marry the much older lord of a powerful family. With three wives already, each living in a separate chamber in the mansion, they constantly play mind games for his attention. Songlian joins the fierce competition, slowly uncovering the dark truths that lie within their gilded cage.

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I loved the way the film's cinematography felt confined and that's fitting as the young woman in the film is basically sequestered in her room in this manor estate.

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