Raise the Red Lantern (1991)

Synopsis: When a beautiful young woman is selected to serve as concubine to an affluent man, she sadly accepts -- knowing that she has no other alternative to survive financially. Her fate, however, turns... When a beautiful young woman is selected to serve as concubine to an affluent man, she sadly accepts -- knowing that she has no other alternative to survive financially. Her fate, however, turns from bad to worse when her master's other wives, all older and not as attractive, callously alienate the newcomer due to their sexual jealousy. [More]

Starring: Gong Li, Ma Jingwu, Jin Shuyuan, Cao Cuifeng

Starring: Gong Li, Ma Jingwu, Jin Shuyuan, Cao Cuifeng, He Caifei

Director: Yimou Zhang

Director: Yimou Zhang

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