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Da hong deng long gao gao gua
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Director:
Yimou Zhang
Writers:
Su Tong (novel)
Ni Zhen
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Release Date:
20 December 1991 (France) See more »
Genre:
Drama See more »
Tagline:
China, 1920. One master, four wives.
Plot:
China in the 1920's. After her father's death, nineteen year old Songlian is forced to marry Chen Zuoqian... See more » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 19 wins & 4 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
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User Reviews:
A Masterpiece beyond the definition See more (95 total) »

Cast

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Li Gong ... Songlian
Saifei He ... Meishan (Third Wife)
Cuifen Cao ... Zhuoyan (Second Wife)
Jingwu Ma ... The Master
Qi Zhao ... Housekeeper
Lin Kong ... Yan'er
Shuyuan Jin ... Yuru (First Wife)
Weimin Ding ... Songlian's mother
Zhengyin Cao ... Old servant
Zhihgang Cui ... Dr. Gao
Chu Xiao ... Feipu
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Baotian Li ... (uncredited)
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Directed by
Yimou Zhang 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Su Tong  novel
Ni Zhen 

Produced by
Fu-Sheng Chiu .... producer
Hsiao-hsien Hou .... executive producer
Wenze Zhang .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Naoki Tachikawa 
Jiping Zhao 
 
Cinematography by
Lun Yang 
Fei Zhao 
 
Film Editing by
Yuan Du 
 
Art Direction by
Juiping Cao 
 
Costume Design by
Huamiao Tong 
 
Production Management
Yiting Feng .... production manager
Dehe Ma .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jianjun He .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Lanhua Li .... sound
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lihua Huang .... wardrobe
 
Editorial Department
Tod Scott Brody .... post-production: USA
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Da hong deng long gao gao gua" - China (original title)
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Runtime:
125 min
Country:
China | Hong Kong | Taiwan
Language:
Mandarin
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-10 | Germany:12 | Netherlands:16 | Peru:14 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | Iceland:L | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade)
Company:
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Trivia:
"The Master's" face is never seen. It is either obscured behind thin curtains or out of shot.See more »
Quotes:
Songlian's mother:Rich man? If you marry a rich man, you will only be his concubine.
Songlian:Let me be a concubine. Isn't that the fate of a woman?
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53 out of 68 people found the following review useful.
A Masterpiece beyond the definition, 27 December 2003
Author: urlamajor (urlamajor@aol.com) from N.C.

Every frame of this film explodes with excellent acting, cinematography, music and art direction. I never thought I would see something so beautiful in a foreign film since Ingmar Bergman's work. This is by no means, an art film this is a human film, while holding an ethnic background these people portrayed in the film are all of us and is probably what we would call a fable on the cruelty of humanity. I'am disgusted to discover this film isn't on video or DVD in america. It seems as if its popularity has run thin since the 90's but this is a masterpiece people!

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