Raise the Red Lantern
1991 film by Zhang Yimou
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Summary
Raise the Red Lantern is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,211 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Hundred Flowers Award for Best Picture[3], BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language[4]
- Director: Zhang Yimou[5]
- Screenwriter: Ni Zhen[6]
- Composer: Zhao Jiping[7]
- Genre: romantic drama film[8], historical film[9]
- Based on: Raise the Red Lantern[10]
- Cast member: Gong Li[11], He Saifei[12], Cao Cuifen[13], Kong Lin[14]
- Producer: Hou Hsiao-Hsien[15]
- Director of photography: Zhao Fei[16]
- Part of: fifth generation Chinese films[17]
- Original language of film or TV show: Mandarin[18]
- Review score: 8.5/10[19], 97%[20]
- Color: color[21]
- Country of origin: People's Republic of China[22]
- Publication date: September 10, 1991[23], December 17, 1991[24], December 20, 1991[25], February 12, 1992[26], February 13, 1992[27], February 14, 1992[28], February 21, 1992[29], March 13, 1992[30], March 20, 1992[31], April 11, 1992[32], April 23, 1992[33], July 3, 1992[34], July 30, 1992[35], August 7, 1992[36]
- Narrative location: China[37]
- Filming location: People's Republic of China[38]
- Film editor: Du Yuan[39]
- Described by source: AWFJ’s Top 100 Films List[40]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[41], International Submission to the Academy Awards[42]
- Executive producer: Hou Hsiao-Hsien[43]
- Title: 大紅燈籠高高掛[44]
- Has characteristic: film based on literature[45]
- MPA film rating: PG[46]
- After a work by: Su Tong[47]
Why It Matters
Raise the Red Lantern has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
FAQs
What awards did Raise the Red Lantern receive?
Honors received include Hundred Flowers Award for Best Picture[3] and BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language[4].