Raise the Red Lantern
I’ve just sat down and watched the first five minutes of Zhang Yimou’s Raise the Red Lantern. It was all sounding very similar so I decided to try and track it down. It turns out I’ve already read Su Tong’s original set of novellas that the film was based on… now that I recall I picked the book up at great expense in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Now that I remember what it’s about I’m sure I’ll enjoy the film. The book was excellent. I’m really curious now how certain parts of the book will be portrayed.
Time to un-pause…
Tags: Films