Raise the Red Lantern
China, 1920. One Master, Four Wives.
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.
- Year: 1991
- Country: China, Hong Kong, Taiwan
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: ERA International, China Film Co-Production Corporation, Century Communications, Salon Films
- Keyword: competition, marriage, romantic rivalry, polygamy, concubine, wealth, intrigue, oppression, 1920s
- Director: Zhang Yimou
- Cast: Gong Li, Ma Jingwu, He Saifei, Cao Cuifen, Kong Lin, Shuyuan Jin