Raise The Red Lantern details
| Format: | PG DVD |
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| Starring: | Gong Li, Ma Jingwu, Jingwu Ma |
| Director: | Zhang Yimou |
| Genres: | Drama - General, World Cinema - Chinese |
| Name | Discs | |
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Raise The Red Lantern |
PG Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 2 hours |
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| Rental release: | Not currently released |
| Main languages: | Mandarin |
| Subtitles: | English |
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A visually arresting and intriguing story!
By Bruce from Oxford , 04 Apr 2005[Highly rated reviewer]
Zhang Yimou (who did Ju Dou later) directed this visually arresting and intriguing 1991 film about a university educated 19-year old woman (Songlian) who is sent to become the fourth wife of a nobleman in China in the 1920s. The movie gives extremely good views of the complex nature of Songlian trying to adjust to a sudden change of life, and the factors surrounding her, such as the 'competition' with the other wives to attract the attention of her husband and a remote palatial home with its own traditions of the years. The film is gorgeous, and for me, a better one than Ju Dou in its complexity and depiction of human interactions. A definite 'must see'.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(4)ever memorable
By william from Oxford , 27 Jan 2008One of the films I actually remember as very good.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Watch more World Cinema
By a customer from Brighton, East Sussex , 14 Apr 2007Look beyond Hollywood dross and embrace World Cinema. There's a whole new dimension of film just waiting for you to find it.
This is a beautiful sad and dignified film.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Wonderful film
By a customer from Kent, UK , 21 Jan 2006Normally I wouldn't give this kind of movie the time of day. But the plot is uttlerly fascinating. Who will get choosen next and why, intregie, suspense, this has it all.- Was this review helpful to you?
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A visually arresting and intriguing story!
By Bruce from Oxford , 04 Apr 2005[Highly rated reviewer]
Zhang Yimou (who did Ju Dou later) directed this visually arresting and intriguing 1991 film about a university educated 19-year old woman (Songlian) who is sent to become the fourth wife of a nobleman in China in the 1920s. The movie gives extremely good views of the complex nature of Songlian trying to adjust to a sudden change of life, and the factors surrounding her, such as the 'competition' with the other wives to attract the attention of her husband and a remote palatial home with its own traditions of the years. The film is gorgeous, and for me, a better one than Ju Dou in its complexity and depiction of human interactions. A definite 'must see'.- Was this review helpful to you?
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