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.

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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
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

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Zhang Yimou notableWork Raise the Red Lantern
Zhang Yimou directed Raise the Red Lantern