Da hong deng long gao gao gua 1991

Janet Maslin, New York Times: A beautifully crafted and richly detailed feat of consciousness-raising and a serious drama with the verve of a good soap opera. Read more

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Entertainment Weekly: The movie invites us to share a life in which all emotional desire has been bound, subjugated, organized into a bleakly funny -- and finally tragic -- game. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: A defining example of Chinese movie-making and one of the best films of the '90s. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: A Chinese film of voluptuous physical beauty and angry passions. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: Read more

Rob Nelson, Village Voice: Visually ravishing and emotionally cold, Zhang's third feature is one long series of pushes and pulls. Read more

Hal Hinson, Washington Post: The story never amounts to much more than a rather tepid Chinese rendition of The Women. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: In purely aesthetic terms, Raise the Red Lantern is breathtaking. Read more