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Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
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Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
Original name: 大红灯笼高高挂
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 125 min.
Story: 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...
Style: depressing, stylized, visually stunning, intense, serious, realistic, poignant, cerebral, atmospheric, independent film ...
Plot: intrigue, polygamy, feminism, jealousy, wealth, insanity, teenage girl, women, mistress, massage, feminist, dignity, tragic event, unrequited love, tradition, power struggle, young woman, love triangle, social differences, resentment, depression, manipulation, social commentary, marriage, passion ...
Time: 1920s, 20th century, year 1991, 20s
Place: china, tibet, east asia, asia, india
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The Painted Veil (2006)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China, Canada, USA
Duration: 125 min.
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Time: 1920s, 20th century, year 2006, 19th century, 50s
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In the Mood for Love (2000)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, France
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A melancholy story about the love between a woman and a man who live in the same building and one day find out that their husband and wife had an affair with each other. More and more the two meet during their daily lives as they determine that they ...
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Farewell My Concubine (1992)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 171 min.
Story: Abandoned by his prostitute mother in 1920, Douzi was raised by a theater troupe. There he meets Shitou and over the following years the two develop an act entitled, "Farewell My Concubine," that brings them fame and fortune. When Shitou ...
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Red Sorghum (1988)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: China
Duration: 91 min.
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Place: china, asia
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Duration: 109 min.
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France
Duration: 186 min.
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: West Germany
Duration: 124 min.
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