Raise the Red Lantern
Taste attributes: dramaromancehistoricalslowwholesomerealisticlinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipgame/competition
Boxlist takeA stirring drama, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
8.0 /10
TMDB · 477 votes
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What lines up
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
China in the 1920s. After her father's death, 19 year old Songlian is forced to marry the much older lord of a powerful family. With three wives already, each living in a separate house within the great castle, there is fierce competition for his attention and the privileges that are gained. This competition gets out of hand...
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1991
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Century Communications
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
