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Raise the Red Lantern (1991) [N/A]

Release Date:
December 18, 1991

Original Title:
大红灯笼高高挂

Alternate Titles:
Bak den røde lykten
Da hong deng long gao gao gua
Da hong denglong gaogao gua
Esposas y concubinas
La linterna roja
Lanternas Vermelhas
Lanterne rosse
Raise The Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
Épouses et concubines
こうむ
홍등

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Century Communications
China Film Co-Production Corporation
ERA International
Salon Films

Production Countries:
China | Hong Kong | Taiwan

Ratings / Certifications:
BR: 18  CZ: 15+  DE: 12  ES: 12  FR: U  GB: PG  KR: 15  NL: 16  PT: M/12 

Runtime: 125

China, 1920. One Master, Four Wives.

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In 1920s China, a nineteen year old Songlian is forced to marry the much older lord of a powerful family and compete with his three wives for his attention, slowly uncovering the dark truths that lie within their gilded cage.

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Art Direction:
Cao Juiping

Costume Design:
Tong Huamiao

Costume Designer:
Tong Huamiao

Director:
Zhang Yimou

Director of Photography:
Zhao Fei
Lun Yang

Editor:
Du Yuan

Executive Producer:
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Wenze Zhang

Novel:
Su Tong

Original Music Composer:
Naoki Tachikawa
Jiping Zhao

Producer:
Chiu Fu-Sheng

Sound Designer:
Lanhua Li

Writer:
Ni Zhen

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