Raise the Red Lantern

(1991)

★ 7.9 IMDb · 818 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1991

Runtime: 125 мин

Country: China, Hong Kong

Director: Чжан Имоу

Cast: Гун Ли, 何赛飞, 曹翠芬, Кун Линь, 金淑媛, 马精武, Цуй Чжи Ган, 周琦, Chu Xiao, 曹增银

Plot

In 1920s China, 19-year-old Songlian becomes a concubine of a powerful lord and is forced to compete with his three wives for the privileges gained.

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...