Story Line
In 1920s China, 19-year-old Songlian becomes a concubine of a powerful lord and is forced to compete with his three wives for the privileges gained.
“China, 1920. One Master, Four Wives.”
Top Cast
Gong Li
Songlian
He Saifei
Meishan
Cao Cuifen
Zhuoyun
Kong Lin
Yan'er
Zhao Qi
Housekeeper
Jin Shuyuan
Yuru
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Rating
7.9/ 10
Release Date
1991-12-18
Runtime
2h 5m
Genres
Drama
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User Reviews (2)
Filipe Manuel Neto
2/10
•3/8/2023**In the context of oriental cinema, it's a good film... but it's very different from the cinema that we, in the West, are used to, and this difference ends up killing our interest in this work.**
I think this movie was the first Chinese movie I s...
Priscilla Chu
No rating•6/9/2025
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