Name: Raise the Red Lantern
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Released: 1991
Duration: 2 h 5 min

Raise the Red Lantern (1991)

Directed by Yimou Zhang

Genres - Drama, History, Romance | Sub-Genres - Historical Film, Romantic Drama Film | Release Date - Dec 18, 1991 | Run Time - 125 min. | MPAA Rating - PG

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Raise the Red Lantern is a 1991 Chinese 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 by Su Tong. The film was later adapted into an acclaimed 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. It was the third of eight collaborations between Zhang and Gong, following Red Sorghum in 1987 and Ju Dou in 1990. The film was shot in the Qiao Family Compound near the ancient city of Pingyao, in Shanxi Province.