Raise the Red Lantern (Da hong deng long gao gao gua) (1991)
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Saifei He Meishan (Third Wife)
Cuifen Cao Zhuoyan
Jingwu Ma The Master
Qi Zhao Housekeeper
Lin Kong Yan'er
Shuyuan Jin Yuru (First Wife)
Weimin Ding Songlian's motherWritten by
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It's no secret that Zhang Yimou directs some of the beautiful movies in cinema history. His extensive and vivid use of colour is gorgeous. More than 10 years before he directed his modern-classics, Hero and House of Flying Daggers, Raise the Red Lantern was there. The film has a simple storyline, a restricted location and a great cinematography. Oh, and it also employs beautiful use of colour. Som... read more
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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, st
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Release date : 20 December 1991
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