Raise the Red Lantern
December 18, 1991· 2h 5m
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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.
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Crew
MusicNaoki Tachikawa, Zhao Jiping
EditorDu Yuan
WriterNi Zhen
ProducerWenze Zhang, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Yau Fook-Sang
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Songlian arrives at the Chen house and discovers the game of lanterns
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Songlian catches her maid Yan'er with the master and finds her father's flute missing
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Songlian discovers Zhuoyun's curse charm and cuts her ear in revenge
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Songlian fakes a pregnancy to win the master's favor
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The master discovers Songlian's fake pregnancy and banishes her with black lanterns
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Yan'er dies in the snow and Songlian gets drunk on her birthday, revealing Meishan's affair
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Meishan is dragged away to the room of death and Songlian stages the haunting
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Songlian has lost her mind, wandering the compound in her old schoolgirl clothes
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