Raise the Red Lantern

December. 18,1991      
Rating:
8.1
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Gong Li as  Song Lian
Ma Jingwu as  Chen Zuo Qian
He Saifei as  Mei Shan
Cao Cuifen as  Zhuo Yun
Kong Lin as  Yan'er
Shuyuan Jin as  Yu Ru
Ding Weimin as  Mother Song
Cao Zengyin as  Old Servant
Cui Zhigang as  Dr. Gao
Zhou Qi as  Chen Baishun

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