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Raise the Red Lantern

Name: Raise the Red Lantern
Description: Raise the Red Lantern is a 1991 period drama set during the Warlord Era of the 1920s. The film depicts a young woman’s life as the fourth wife within a wealthy household in Shanxi Province, China. It was adapted from a novella and marks a collaboration between director Zhang Yimou and actor Gong Li.

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Raise the Red Lantern is a 1991 period drama set during the Warlord Era of the 1920s. The film depicts a young woman’s life as the fourth wife within a wealthy household in Shanxi Province, China. It was adapted from a novella and marks a collaboration between director Zhang Yimou and actor Gong Li.

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info Raise the Red Lantern Specifications

Country	People's Republic of China
Year	1991

help Raise the Red Lantern FAQ

Who is Songlian in Raise the Red Lantern?

Songlian is a young woman who becomes the fourth wife of a wealthy master after leaving school. Gong Li plays her in Zhang Yimou's 1991 film.

What do the red lanterns mean in the film?

The lanterns signal which wife the master has chosen to spend the night with. That ritual turns the household into a system of competition, surveillance, and punishment.

Is Raise the Red Lantern based on a book?

Yes, it is adapted from Su Tong's novella Wives and Concubines. The film keeps the household power struggle but expresses much of it through architecture, color, and repeated rituals.

Where and when is Raise the Red Lantern set?

The story is set in China during the 1920s, often associated with the Warlord Era. Much of the drama takes place inside a wealthy compound in Shanxi Province.

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