Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
Da hong denglong gaogao gua (original title)Reference View | Change View
- PG
- 2h 5min
- Drama, Romance
- 18 Dec 1991 (Italy)
- Movie
China in the 1920s. After her father's death, Songlian is forced to marry the wealthy Master Chen. With three wives already, each living in a separate house, there is fierce competition for his attention and the privileges that are gained.
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- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 23 wins & 14 nominations.
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| Gong Li | ... |
Songlian
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| Saifei He | ... |
Meishan (Third Wife)
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Jingwu Ma | ... |
The Master
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Cuifen Cao | ... |
Zhuoyan (Second Wife)
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Qi Zhao | ... |
Housekeeper
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Lin Kong | ... |
Yan'er
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Shuyuan Jin | ... |
Yuru (First Wife)
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Weimin Ding | ... |
Songlian's Mother (voice)
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Zengyin Cao | ... |
Old Servant
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Zhigang Cui | ... |
Dr. Gao
(as Zhihgang Cui)
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Chu Xiao | ... |
Feipu
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| Espérance Pham Thai Lan | ... |
Kids - Concubines (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Yimou Zhang | ||
Written by
| Tong Su | ... | (original novel "Wives and Concubines" by) |
| Ni Zhen | ... | (scriptwriter) |
Produced by
| Fu-Sheng Chiu | ... | producer |
| Hsiao-Hsien Hou | ... | executive producer |
| Wenze Zhang | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Naoki Tachikawa | ||
| Jiping Zhao | ||
Cinematography by
| Lun Yang | ||
| Fei Zhao | ||
Editing by
| Yuan Du | ||
Editorial Department
| Tod Scott Brody | ... | post-production: USA |
Art Direction by
| Jiuping Cao | ... | (as Juiping Cao) |
Costume Design by
| Huamiao Tong | ||
Production Management
| Yiting Feng | ... | production manager |
| Dehe Ma | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jianjun He | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Lanhua Li | ... | sound |
Visual Effects by
| Lisa Atkinson | ... | china visual effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Hongguang Liu | ... | assistant camera |
| Hongyi Lu | ... | camera operator |
| Yong Shang | ... | camera operator |
| Guotai Wu | ... | assistant camera |
| Lun Yang | ... | camera operator |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Lihua Huang | ... | wardrobe |
Music Department
| Toshiyuki Honda | ... | music arranger |
Additional Crew
| Norman Wang | ... | publicist |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Momentum Pictures (1991) (United Kingdom) (subtitled)
- Mikado Film (1991) (Italy) (theatrical)
- AMLF (1991) (France) (theatrical)
- Alliance Communications Corporation (1992) (Canada) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Film Arte (1992) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Golem Distribución (1992) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Norsk Filmdistribusjon (1992) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Orion Classics (1992) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Sandrew Film & Teater (1992) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (1992) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Sandrew Film & Teater (1996) (Sweden) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2007) (Canada) (DVD) (subtitled)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD) (subtitled)
- MGM World Films (2007) (United States) (DVD) (subtitled)
- Films sans Frontières (2009) (World-wide)
- KSM (2013) (Germany) (DVD) (and Blu-ray)
- Alliance Releasing Home Video (Canada) (VHS) (subtitled)
- Cannes Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Salon Films (camera equipment provided by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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...
Written by Mattias Pettersson |
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| Taglines | China, 1920. One master, four wives. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Filmed at the Qiao Family Compound near the city of Pingyao. The complex is now open for tours, however, nowhere is there any mention of the film. See more » |
| Goofs | Around 01:18:59, there is a lot of smoke in front of the third wife. And there is almost no smoke in front of the second one. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Straight Talk/Rock-a-Doodle/Thunderheart/Beethoven/Raise the Red Lantern (1992). See more » |
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The Third Concubine:
Good or bad, it's all playacting. If you act well, you can fool other people; if you do it badly, you can only fool yourself, and when you can't even fool yourself, you just can fool the ghosts. See more » |