Raise the Red Lantern: Analysis of Film Form, Representation and Context

A new version of this video essay with much improved sound can be found at:    • Raise the Red Lantern: Close Analysis (202...   An analysis of Zhang Yimou's Raise the Red Lantern (1991), focusing on the director's cinematic style, the issues of Chinese representation that have been applied to the film and how this links to the film's production context.