Raise the Red Lantern

Based On the book by Su Tong

Raise the Red Lantern is a 1991 period drama film directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Gong Li. It is an adaptation by Ni Zhen of the 1990 novella Raise the Red Lantern (originally Wives and Concubines) by Su Tong. A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, the film was later adapted into a ballet of the same title by the National Ballet of China, also directed by Zhang. Set during the Warlord Era in the 1920s, the film tells the story of a young woman who becomes the fourth wife of a wealthy man.

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Release date:

September 10, 1991

Director:

Zhang Yimou

Cast:

Gong Li, He Saifei, Cao Cuifen, Kong Lin

Genre:

Historical, Romantic drama

Country:

People's Republic of China

Language:

Mandarin

Year page:

1991 in adaptations