Cinematic background from Raise the Red Lantern 1991 - China in the 1920s. After her father's death, 19 year old Songlian is forced to marry the much older lord of a powerful family. With three wives already, each living in a separate house within the great castle, there is fierce competition for his attention and the privileges that are gained. This competition gets out of hand.

Raise the Red Lantern

1991

Drama, Romance

Directors:
Yimou Zhang
Writers:
Ni Zhen, Tong Su
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Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of people sitting at a table with plates of food; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A person sitting on a stool in front of some lights; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman with smoke coming out of her face; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A young woman wearing a purple coat and a fur collar; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man standing in front of an open door; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman sitting on top of a bed in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – An aerial view of a courtyard with a person walking by it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman in a red jacket holding a paper towel; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man standing in front of an open door; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman standing in front of another woman in front of a building; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman cutting another woman's hair with a hair shears; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – An older woman and a younger woman wearing oriental clothing; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – An older man holding an axe near an orange lantern; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – An older man with a beard holding an orange object; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of people standing in a room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A young woman with long black hair wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman in a purple dress standing in front of a stone wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A young woman with bangs wearing a fur coat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man riding a scooter down the middle of a courtyard; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman is peeking out from the snow covered ground; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A young woman wearing a purple dress and a fur collar; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman in a red dress sitting in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman in a white dress sitting on the ground; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – Two women sitting on a bench in a room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman in a red and blue dress sitting in front of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman in a red and black dress looking in the mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman in a red dress with red flowers in her hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman in a floral dress and a girl in a pink dress; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – Two people sitting on a bed inside of a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A young woman with long braids wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – An older woman holding a pair of chopsticks in front of a man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of people sitting around a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman in a purple dress is standing in front of a pot of water; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – Two women are sitting at a table with tea cups in front of them; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman in a white dress standing in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman with long hair and a white shirt is walking; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – Two asian women in traditional clothing eating food; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man and a woman sitting at a dining table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman in a red dress standing next to another woman in a pink dress; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – The sun is setting behind a building with a bird perched on it; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – Two women in traditional chinese clothing are sitting on a bed; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman in a red and gold dress is posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – Two young asian women standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – An older man wearing a black hat and a black jacket; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A young woman is laying in a bed with a red blanket; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A person walking down a snow covered staircase; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A young woman in a purple coat with a fur collar; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A person walking down a street at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – Two women in traditional chinese clothing standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman in a red dress standing next to another woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man walking in a hallway with a light shining on him; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – Two women sitting at a table with a cup of tea; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman sitting on a chair wearing a red dress; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman standing next to another woman in a doorway; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman with her eyes closed with her eyes closed; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man holding an open red umbrella in front of a window; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man in a red and black shirt and a black hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman in a purple and yellow jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – An aerial view of a courtyard with a statue of a person; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – An aerial view of a person holding a flag; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman sitting on the ground wearing a red dress; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman standing on the roof of an old building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman holding chopsticks while holding a bowl of food; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A young woman with long hair is looking down; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman in a black and red dress standing in front of a painting; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman in a white dress is looking down at her face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A young asian woman wearing a black dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A person standing in the middle of an enclosed area; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – An older man holding a wooden stick in front of a red punching bag; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman in a purple dress holding a string of beads; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A young woman wearing a blue jacket with a white fur collar; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – Two women sitting at a table in front of a painting; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of people sitting around a table; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman holding a lamp in her hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman in a white shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman in a red and white dress holding a towel; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A person standing in front of an entrance to a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Raise the Red Lantern” (1991), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman standing in a room with red lanterns; Wide shot, Low angle