Raise the Red Lantern

Nineteen-year-old student Songlian (the extraordinary Gong Li) is forced to abandon her studies and marry into wealth, becoming the newest concubine of the aging, unseen Master Chen. Inside his walled estate, Songlian discovers a household ruled by a merciless ritual: each night, red lanterns are lit outside the chambers of whichever wife the master chooses to visit, granting her privilege and status while the others are cast into cold irrelevance. Songlian is drawn into the orbit of her rivals, each shaped by years of fighting for attention, until she strikes back – finally being forced to confront what these desperate measures will cost her soul. This stunning 4K restoration of one of the defining works of Chinese cinema is being released in the U.S. to honor its 35th anniversary. Academy Award® Nominee, Best Foreign Language Film. Winner, Silver Lion, Venice Film Festival. Winner, Best Foreign Language Film, New York Film Critics Circle. In Mandarin with English subtitles. "Raise the Red Lantern is breathtaking." -Desson Thomson, TheWashington Post