Raise the Red Lantern
China, 1920. One Master, Four Wives.
★★★★★
Mandarin / 125 MIN. / 1991
The Genres
The Synopsis
In 1920s China, a nineteen year old Songlian is forced to marry the much older lord of a powerful family and compete with his three wives for his attention, slowly uncovering the dark truths that lie within their gilded cage.