Raise the Red Lantern
E443066
Raise the Red Lantern is a critically acclaimed 1991 Chinese drama film directed by Zhang Yimou that explores power, patriarchy, and oppression within a warlord’s household in 1920s China.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Raise the Red Lantern canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4459880 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Raise the Red Lantern Context triple: [Zhang Yimou, notableWork, Raise the Red Lantern]
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A.
The Wedding Banquet
The Wedding Banquet is a 1993 Taiwanese-American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Ang Lee that explores cultural clashes, family expectations, and gay identity through the story of a sham marriage.
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B.
Lust, Caution
Lust, Caution is a 2007 espionage erotic thriller film directed by Ang Lee, set in Japanese-occupied Shanghai and known for its intense psychological drama and explicit content.
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C.
Black Tiger Spring
Black Tiger Spring is a renowned natural artesian spring in Jinan, China, celebrated for its clear waters, distinctive tiger-shaped stone outlets, and cultural significance as one of the city's most famous springs.
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D.
Three Colors: Blue
Three Colors: Blue is a 1993 French-Polish drama film directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski that explores grief, freedom, and emotional rebirth as part of his acclaimed Three Colors trilogy.
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E.
Shanghai Noon
Shanghai Noon is a 2000 action-comedy Western film starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson, blending martial arts with cowboy adventure in the American Old West.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Raise the Red Lantern Target entity description: Raise the Red Lantern is a critically acclaimed 1991 Chinese drama film directed by Zhang Yimou that explores power, patriarchy, and oppression within a warlord’s household in 1920s China.
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A.
The Wedding Banquet
The Wedding Banquet is a 1993 Taiwanese-American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Ang Lee that explores cultural clashes, family expectations, and gay identity through the story of a sham marriage.
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B.
Lust, Caution
Lust, Caution is a 2007 espionage erotic thriller film directed by Ang Lee, set in Japanese-occupied Shanghai and known for its intense psychological drama and explicit content.
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C.
Black Tiger Spring
Black Tiger Spring is a renowned natural artesian spring in Jinan, China, celebrated for its clear waters, distinctive tiger-shaped stone outlets, and cultural significance as one of the city's most famous springs.
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D.
Three Colors: Blue
Three Colors: Blue is a 1993 French-Polish drama film directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski that explores grief, freedom, and emotional rebirth as part of his acclaimed Three Colors trilogy.
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E.
Shanghai Noon
Shanghai Noon is a 2000 action-comedy Western film starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson, blending martial arts with cowboy adventure in the American Old West.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ film ⓘ period drama film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Silver Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Wives and Concubines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Su Tong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| censorshipStatusInChina |
initially banned
ⓘ
later approved for release ⓘ |
| character |
Master Chen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Mistress NERFINISHED ⓘ Songlian NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Mistress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer |
Yang Lun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zhao Fei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Zhao Jiping NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Zhang Yimou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Miramax Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Du Yuan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalScreening | Venice International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
female oppression
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feudal traditions ⓘ oppression ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ polygamy ⓘ power dynamics ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | warlord household ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| producer | Chiu Fusheng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | ERA International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 125 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Ni Zhen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPoliticalEntity | Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTime | 1920s ⓘ |
| starring |
Cao Cuifen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gong Li NERFINISHED ⓘ He Saifei NERFINISHED ⓘ Lin Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ Ma Jingwu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol | red lanterns ⓘ |
| symbolismOfRedLanterns | favor and power of the master ⓘ |
| visualStyle | use of color symbolism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Raise the Red Lantern Description of subject: Raise the Red Lantern is a critically acclaimed 1991 Chinese drama film directed by Zhang Yimou that explores power, patriarchy, and oppression within a warlord’s household in 1920s China.
Referenced by (2)
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