《大红灯笼高高挂》是由张艺谋执导的大陆剧情片。故事讲述的是发生在一个大户人家深宅大院里的女眷看似光鲜实则悲惨的生活。故事发生在民国时期的一座北方古镇上，大户陈佐千家业颇丰，妻妾成群。已经有了三房太太的他，又要当新郎了，第四房太太颂莲是一个大学生，因为家道中落不得不委身嫁给陈老爷当四房。进到这深宅大院，颂莲在这里的女眷挤兑下处境艰难，连丫鬟也想踩在她头上准备替而代之。陈家的规矩是，晚上老爷住在哪房太太那里，就在哪里点起红灯笼，失宠后，就会被用黑布罩住封灯。颂莲为了留住老爷，假装怀孕，被其他姨太太知道后告密，失宠后的颂莲在众人打压下神经失常，其他姨太太也未得善终，过了些年，陈老爷又娶了一房姨太太

"Raise the Red Lantern" is a mainland drama film directed by Zhang Yimou. The story tells the seemingly glamorous but miserable life of the female relatives in the deep house compound of a wealthy family. The story takes place in an ancient town in the north during the Republic of China. The wealthy Chen Zuoqian has a prosperous family and many wives and concubines. He already has a third wife, and he is going to be the groom again. The fourth wife, Song Lian, is a college student. Because of the decline of his family, he has to commit himself to marry Mr. Chen as the fourth wife. Entering this deep house compound, Song Lian is in a difficult situation under the run-on by the female relatives here, and even the maid wants to step on her head and prepare to replace her. The rule of the Chen family is that red lanterns will be lit wherever the master lives with his wife at night, and if he falls out of favor, he will be covered with a black cloth to seal the lanterns. Song Lian pretended to be pregnant in order to keep the master, and was informed by other concubines. After falling out of favor, Song Lian went crazy under the pressure of everyone, and the other concubines did not die well. After a few years, Master Chen married another concubine