Raise the Red Lantern

7.9
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Directed by: Zhang Yimou
Overview
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.
Review (1)
Filipe Manuel Neto (Rated: 2)
In the context of oriental cinema, it's a good film... but it's very different from the cinema that we, in the West, are used to, and this difference ends up killing our interest in this work.
I think this movie was the first Chinese movie I saw, I'm not really sure. I am not an expert on the...
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