Raise the Red Lantern Comments

  • Ruthe 2022-01-26 08:46:31

    I don't really like this kind of movie that simply describes how a person is played by "feudal ethics". The theme is obvious from the beginning, and the process is relatively bland and no surprises. Apart from the awesome movie shooting techniques and awesome color matching, What's the point of making this kind of movie, other than the awesome...

  • Wellington 2022-01-26 08:46:31

    How many such distortions of human nature were hidden in old China? The deepest memory is the clanging...

  • Estefania 2022-01-26 08:46:31

    I thought this was a real Chinese horror film, and the word "feudal" was its heart. The first two-thirds were still twisted, but unexpectedly it was finally released. The perfect scene scheduling and the stale Peking Opera music should be combined with each other, pushing everything to the double climax of liberation of the truth and loss of psychological control. This is the first time I have felt Zhang Yimou's madness as a world-class director. It's better than "Alive", and it is not...

  • Chet 2022-01-26 08:46:31

    The sexual connotation of foot-pounding is too strong. The producer is Hou...

Extended Reading

Raise the Red Lantern quotes

  • The Third Concubine: Good or bad, it's all playacting. If you act well, you can fool other people; if you do it badly, you can only fool yourself, and when you can't even fool yourself, you just can fool the ghosts.

  • Yan'er: Who are you?

    Housekeeper: Fourth mistress, please come inside.

    Yan'er: [losing her cool] So you're the fourth mistress!

    [Yan'er rudely pulls the water bowl away from Songlian and puts clothes in it]

    Songlian: Yes! I am the fourth mistress. Bring my suitcase inside please.