Raise the Red Lantern
About Raise the Red Lantern
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.
Raise the Red Lantern is a 1991 drama film directed by Zhang Yimou. It runs 125 minutes and was released in October 1991.
Its themes are competition, tragedy, 1920s, and wealth.
Gong Li stars as Songlian, He Saifei as Meishan, Cao Cuifen as Zhuoyun, and Kong Lin as Yan'er. The screenplay is by Ni Zhen.
The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Power of the Dog, and The King's Speech make useful companions to Raise the Red Lantern, all filed under period drama. TMDB voters put it at 8.0 out of 10 across 865 votes.