Raise the Red Lantern review – Gong Li gives a decade-defining performance
Raise the Red Lantern review – Gong Li gives a decade-defining performance in an addictively ruthless masterpiece Gong Li delivers a performance of exceptional depth, with one of the greatest performances of the 1990s. She portrays Songlian, a young woman in 1920s China navigating a tumultuous world of cruelty, abuse and domestic servitude.
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Published 05 Nov 2026, 13:00 UTC · Updated 05 Nov 2026, 20:33 UTC
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