Raise the Red Lantern

Raise the Red Lantern (1991)

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.

Movie Info

Box Office

$2,603,061

Tags

1920s, Concubine, Film Based On Literature, Husband, Intrigue, Marriage, Polygamy, Romantic Rivalry, Rule, Wealth, Woman

Attributes

Based On: Wives and Concubines
Narrative Location: China

Alternate Titles

A vörös lámpások
HU
Bak den røde lykten
NO
Da hong deng long gao gao gua
TW
Dà hóng denglong gaogao guà
, CA
De rode lantaarn
BE
Den röda lyktan
SE
Die rote Laterne
AT, DE
Épouses et concubines
CN, FR
Esposas e Concubinas
PT
Esposas y concubinas
AR, MX, PE, UY
Esposas y concubinas/La linterna roja
MX
Kırmızı Fenerler
TR
Kômu
JP
La linterna roja
MX, ES
Lanternas Vermelhas
BR
Lanterne rosse
IT
Podignite crveni fenjer
RS
Punainen lyhty
FI
Raise the Red Lantern
, CA, CN, IN, GB, US
Rote Laterne
DE
Sikose ta kokkina fanaria
GR
Stor röd lykta högt, högt hängd
SE
Under den røde lygte
DK
Uždek raudoną žibintą
LT
Vyveste cervené lucerny
CS
Zawieście czerwone latarnie
PL
Đèn Lồng Đỏ Treo Cao
VN
Σήκωσε τα κόκκινα φανάρια
GR
Високо се издигат червените фенери
BG
Підніми червоний ліхтар
UA
Подними красный фонарь
, RU
大紅燈籠高高掛
TW
大红灯笼高高挂
CN
紅夢
JP