Raise the Red Lantern
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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.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ period drama film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language
NERFINISHED
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Silver Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Wives and Concubines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Su Tong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| censorshipStatusInChina |
initially banned
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later approved for release ⓘ |
| character |
Master Chen
NERFINISHED
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Second Mistress NERFINISHED ⓘ Songlian NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Mistress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer |
Yang Lun
NERFINISHED
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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
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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
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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 ⓘ |
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