This foreign film was nominated for the Oscar in 1992 [and should have won]. It is about a young Chinese girl who can no longer afford to go to college and is left with few options upon returning home. She starts the film with an emotional dialogue with her mother about her decision to become a mistress for a wealthy master.Set in the 1920's this film is largely about the lack of rights afforded to these women. She becomes one of four mistresses who all have lanterns in their "homes." Every night the master picks which wife he will be staying with by lighting their red lanterns.
An emotional and thought provoking movie that I found very gripping. I find it hard to connect with foreign films, mainly because I find myself reading the words and not the tone of voice and the expressions on the actors faces. This film however translated very well, was easy to follow, and kept me interested.
The main character is played by Li Gong who you might know from more recent films like Memoirs of a Geisha and Curse of the Golden Flower. She was voted the most beautiful woman in China in 2006, but has since been labeled a traitor for renouncing her citizenship.
Vote: 8/10
IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101640/
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