Raise the Red Lantern

1991 film by Zhang Yimou
Movie film Q665146
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Raise the Red Lantern

Summary

Raise the Red Lantern is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,387 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Raise the Red Lantern received the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Picture[3].
  • Raise the Red Lantern received the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language[4].
  • Raise the Red Lantern's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • Raise the Red Lantern was directed by Zhang Yimou[6].
  • Ni Zhen wrote the screenplay for Raise the Red Lantern[7].
  • Raise the Red Lantern's composer is recorded as Zhao Jiping[8].
  • Raise the Red Lantern's genre is romantic drama film[9].
  • Raise the Red Lantern's genre is historical film[10].
  • Raise the Red Lantern's genre is film based on literature[11].
  • Raise the Red Lantern's based on is recorded as Raise the Red Lantern[12].
  • A cast member of Raise the Red Lantern was Gong Li[13].
  • A cast member of Raise the Red Lantern was He Saifei[14].
  • A cast member of Raise the Red Lantern was Cao Cuifen[15].
  • A cast member of Raise the Red Lantern was Kong Lin[16].
  • Raise the Red Lantern was produced by Hou Hsiao-Hsien[17].
  • Raise the Red Lantern's director of photography is recorded as Zhao Fei[18].
  • Raise the Red Lantern is part of fifth generation Chinese films[19].
  • The original language of Raise the Red Lantern was Mandarin[20].
  • Raise the Red Lantern's review score is recorded as 8.5/10[21].
  • Raise the Red Lantern's review score is recorded as 97%[22].
  • Raise the Red Lantern's color is recorded as color[23].
  • Raise the Red Lantern's country of origin is recorded as People's Republic of China[24].
  • Raise the Red Lantern was published on September 10, 1991[25].
  • Raise the Red Lantern was published on December 17, 1991[26].
  • Raise the Red Lantern was released on December 20, 1991[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Raise the Red Lantern was produced by Hou Hsiao-Hsien[17]. It was directed by Zhang Yimou[6]. Ni Zhen wrote the screenplay for it[7]. Cast members include Gong Li[13], He Saifei[14], Cao Cuifen[15], and Kong Lin[16].

Publication

Publication dates include September 10, 1991[25], December 17, 1991[26], December 20, 1991[27], February 12, 1992[28], February 13, 1992[29], and February 14, 1992[30]. The original language of Raise the Red Lantern was Mandarin[20]. Genres include romantic drama film[9], historical film[10], and film based on literature[11]. It is part of fifth generation Chinese films[19].

Reception

Awards received include Hundred Flowers Award for Best Picture[3], a film award[31] and BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language[4], a class of award[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1983[34]. Reviews include 8.5/10[21] and 97%[22].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Raise the Red Lantern's after a work by is recorded as Su Tong[35].

Why It Matters

Raise the Red Lantern ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,387 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

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].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . AllMovie. Retrieved . allmovie.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . AllMovie. Retrieved . allmovie.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . AllMovie. Retrieved . allmovie.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . AllMovie. Retrieved . allmovie.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . RogerEbert.com. Retrieved . rogerebert.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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