Review of Raise the Red Lantern (1991) by Andy C — 09 Jul 2010
Picture this: 1920-something China. A rich man has four wives. Each wife has her own house. Each house is connected by a common courtyard. Every night the four wives stand by their door to see which house will get the red lantern.
The house with the red lantern gets to 'host' the husband for the night. The wife with the red lantern also gets to decide what's for dinner, has general control of the combined households and, most importantly, gets a foot massage.
Throw four women together in vicious competition for a foot massage and you've got the makings of top-notch drama. Five stars.
This review of Raise the Red Lantern (1991) was written by Andy C on 09 Jul 2010.
Raise the Red Lantern has generally received very positive reviews.
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