Raise the Red Lantern
Original title: 大红灯笼高高挂
“China, 1920. One Master, Four Wives.”
7.9(816)19912h 5mZH
Directed by Zhang Yimou
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.
competitionmarriageromantic rivalrypolygamyconcubinetragedywealthperiod dramaintrigueoppression1920s
Budget $1.0MBox office $16.6M
