China in the 1920s. After her father’s death, 19 year old Songlian is forced to marry the much older lord of a powerful family. With three wives already, each living in a separate house within the great castle, there is fierce competition for his attention and the privileges that are gained. This competition gets out of hand…

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Film Cast:

• Song Lian: Gong Li
• Chen Zuo Qian: Ma Jingwu
• Mei Shan: He Saifei
• Zhuo Yun: Cao Cuifen
• Yan’er: Kong Lin
• Yu Ru: Shuyuan Jin
• Fei Pu: Chu Xiao
• Mother Song: Weimin Ding
• Old servant: Zengyin Cao
• Dr Gao: Cui Zhi-Gang
• …: Li Baotian
• …: Xu Wei
• …: Espérance Pham Thai Lan

Film Crew:

• Director: Zhang Yimou
• Director of Photography: Zhao Fei
• Original Music Composer: Jiping Zhao
• Novel: Su Tong
• Writer: Ni Zhen
• Producer: Chiu Fu-Sheng
• Executive Producer: Hou Hsiao-hsien
• Executive Producer: Wenze Zhang
• Original Music Composer: Naoki Tachikawa
• Director of Photography: Lun Yang
• Editor: Yuan Du
• Art Direction: Cao Juiping
• Costume Designer: Tong Huamiao
• Sound Designer: Lanhua Li

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