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Rase the red lantern
Da hong deng long gao gao gua
drama, melodrama, story
1991
China, Hong Kong, Taiwan
Zhang Imou
125 min.
Gun Lee, He Zaifay, Tsuyfen Kao, Ma Jing, Qi Zhao, Lin Kun, Jin Shuuan, Ding Weimin, Kao Zhenin, Zhigan Kui
The tragic story of an educated girl, who became the fourth wife of the Chinese feudal lord in the 20s, reveals in detail the insidious mechanism and philosophy of tyranny, which goes beyond the purely Chinese tradition.