Raise the Red Lantern
China in the 1920's. After her father's death, nineteen year old Songlian is forced to marry Chen Zuoqian, the lord of a powerful family. Fifty year old Chen has already three wives, each of them living in separate houses within the great castle. The competition between the wives is tough, as their master's attention carries power, status and privilege. Each night Chen must decide with which wife to spend the night and a red lantern is lit in front of the house of his choice. And each wife schemes and plots to make sure it's hers. However, things get out of hand...
Cast:
Li Gong
Saifei He
Cuifen Cao
Shuyuan Jin
Director: Yimou Zhang
Writer: Su Tong, Ni Zhen
Runtime: 125 min
Genre: Drama
Language: Chinese
Subtitles: Greek
Production Year: 1991
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