Raise the Red Lantern

Raise the Red Lantern

125 mins | Drama | Dec. 18, 1991

China in the 1920s. After her father's death, 19 year old Songlian is forced to marry the much older lord of a powerful family. With three wives already, each living in a separate house within the great castle, there is fierce competition for his attention and the privileges that are gained. This competition gets out of hand.

Raise the Red Lantern

125 mins | Drama | Dec. 18, 1991

Raise the Red Lantern
China in the 1920s. After her father's death, 19 year old Songlian is forced to marry the much older lord of a powerful family. With three wives already, each living in a separate house within the great castle, there is fierce competition for his attention and the privileges that are gained. This competition gets out of hand.
IMDb rating 8.1
Producers China Film Co-Production Corporation, ERA International, Century Communications, Salon Films
Original title 大红灯笼高高挂
Directors Zhang Yimou
Writers Ni Zhen, Su Tong

Cast

Gong Li

as Song Lian

Ma Jingwu

as Chen Zuo Qian

He Saifei

as Mei Shan

Cao Cuifen

as Zhuo Yun

Kong Lin

as Yan'er

Shuyuan Jin

as Yu Ru

Chu Xiao

as Fei Pu

Ding Weimin

as Mother Song

Cao Zengyin

as Old Servant

Cui Zhi-Gang

as Dr. Gao

Xu Wei

as