Raise the Red Lantern

Storyline

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

• Released

  1991

• Runtime

  2h 5min

• Director

  Zhang Yimou

• Budget

  $1,000,000

• Revenue

  $16,600,000

Genre

Drama

• Status

  Released

• Language

  Mandarin

• Production

  ERA International, China Film Co-Production Corp., Century Communications, Salon Films