Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
Directed by Zhang Yimou · 125 min · Drama
67.0 TOPICAL score · #902 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →In 1920s China, 19-year-old Songlian becomes a concubine of a powerful lord and is forced to compete with his three wives for the privileges gained.
Raise the Red Lantern (1991, directed by Zhang Yimou) has a TOPICAL score of 67.0 - ranked 902 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and audience, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 2 awards from 3 nominations, including the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language. Critics: 97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.9/10 (833 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 27 languages.
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- Critics97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.9/10 (833 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 3 nominations - incl. BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language; Hundred Flowers Award for Best Picture
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 27 languages
- Still read20,918 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Gong Li (actor #375), He Saifei, Cao Cuifen, Kong Lin
“It is considered an important work in the so-called Fifth Generation movement of Chinese cinema and is one of the most internationally highly-regarded films from mainland China overall; it appeared on The New York Times's list of the 1000 best films ever made in 2004 and on the BBC's list of the 100 greatest foreign language films in 2018.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10