Raise the Red Lantern (1991)

Name: Raise the Red Lantern
Released: 1991-10-10
Duration: 125 min

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Director: Zhang Yimou
Runtime: 125 minutes
Original release date: 1991-10-10 (TMDB; may differ from the UK release)
Original title: 大红灯笼高高挂

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.

London screenings

All dates and times are in London time. These listings reflect the programme update below.

6 November 2026 at 15:45 · Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Mall, London, SW1Y 5AH, UK · Raise the Red Lantern · standard · Book with the cinema
7 November 2026 at 11:10 · ODEON Luxe Haymarket, 11-18 Panton Street, London, SW1Y 4DP, UK · Raise the Red Lantern · standard · subtitled · Book with the cinema
7 November 2026 at 15:00 · The Garden Cinema, 39-41 Parker Street, London, WC2B 5PQ, UK · Raise the Red Lantern · standard · Sold out · Book with the cinema
7 November 2026 at 20:45 · Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Mall, London, SW1Y 5AH, UK · Raise the Red Lantern · standard · Book with the cinema
8 November 2026 at 16:00 · Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Mall, London, SW1Y 5AH, UK · Raise the Red Lantern · standard · Book with the cinema
8 November 2026 at 16:40 · Cineworld The O2 Greenwich, The O2, Peninsula Square, London, SE10 0DX, UK · Raise the Red Lantern · standard · Book with the cinema
9 November 2026 at 17:30 · The Garden Cinema, 39-41 Parker Street, London, WC2B 5PQ, UK · Raise the Red Lantern · standard · Sold out · Book with the cinema
10 November 2026 at 16:00 · Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Mall, London, SW1Y 5AH, UK · Raise the Red Lantern · standard · Book with the cinema
11 November 2026 at 15:10 · Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Mall, London, SW1Y 5AH, UK · Raise the Red Lantern · standard · Book with the cinema
11 November 2026 at 20:15 · The Garden Cinema, 39-41 Parker Street, London, WC2B 5PQ, UK · Raise the Red Lantern · standard · Sold out · Book with the cinema
11 November 2026 at 20:30 · ODEON Luxe Haymarket, 11-18 Panton Street, London, SW1Y 4DP, UK · Raise the Red Lantern · standard · subtitled · Book with the cinema
12 November 2026 at 14:15 · The Garden Cinema, 39-41 Parker Street, London, WC2B 5PQ, UK · Raise the Red Lantern · standard · Sold out · Book with the cinema
12 November 2026 at 16:00 · Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Mall, London, SW1Y 5AH, UK · Raise the Red Lantern · standard · Book with the cinema
12 November 2026 at 18:00 · Curzon Bloomsbury, The Brunswick Centre, London, WC1N 1AW, UK · Raise the Red Lantern · standard · Book with the cinema
13 November 2026 at 18:15 · Lumiere Cinema Romford, The Mercury Shopping Centre, Mercury Gardens, Romford, RM1 3EE, UK · Raise the Red Lantern · standard · Book with the cinema
14 November 2026 at 12:30 · Lumiere Cinema Romford, The Mercury Shopping Centre, Mercury Gardens, Romford, RM1 3EE, UK · Raise the Red Lantern · standard · Book with the cinema
16 November 2026 at 18:00 · Lumiere Cinema Romford, The Mercury Shopping Centre, Mercury Gardens, Romford, RM1 3EE, UK · Raise the Red Lantern · standard · Book with the cinema
19 November 2026 at 13:00 · Lumiere Cinema Romford, The Mercury Shopping Centre, Mercury Gardens, Romford, RM1 3EE, UK · Raise the Red Lantern · standard · Book with the cinema
30 December 2026 at 15:00 · Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BY, UK · Raise the Red Lantern · standard · Book with the cinema
10 January 2027 at 18:00 · Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BY, UK · Raise the Red Lantern · standard · Book with the cinema
27 January 2027 at 15:15 · Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BY, UK · Raise the Red Lantern · standard · Book with the cinema