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Raise the Red Lantern review – Gong Li gives a decade-defining performance in an addictively ruthless masterpiece

They responded to its arguably westernised tale of a young woman’s desperate loneliness in a sinister environment that resembles something by Charlotte Brontë or Daphne du Maurier.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 5, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC

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