Raise the Red Lantern Film Profile and Production Details

Da hong deng long gao gao gua

Profile

• Movie: Raise the Red Lantern
• Chinese: 大红灯笼高高挂 (Da hong deng long gao gao gua)
• Director: Zhang Yimou
• Writer: Su Tong (novel), Ni Zhen
• Producer: Hsiao-hsien Hou, Wenze Zhang, Fu-Sheng Chiu
• Cinematographer: Fei Zhao
• Original Music: Jiping Zhao
• Release Date: September 10, 1991
• Runtime: 125 minutes
• Language: Mandarin
• Country: China

Plot

Set in China during the 1920s, the film follows four wives in a polygamous household competing for power within a patriarchal structure. The narrative explores gender hierarchies, social class, and tradition.

Cast

• Gong Li as Songlian
• Caifei He as Meishan (Third Wife)
• Cuifen Cao as Zhuoyan (Second Wife)
• Jingwu Ma as The Master
• Qi Zhao as Housekeeper
• Lin Kong as Yan'er
• Jin Shuyuan as Yuru (First Wife)