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Today's NYTimes Best 1176 Film was

Raise the Red Lantern (1992)

This lush and beautiful film uncovers the nastiness of everyday life in a rich multi-wife home in the old China. The time is not stipulated but I would guess the 20s or 30s pre-Mao.

The story is a simple one. A new wife (the fourth) joins a rich mans household and begins as the favorite.

Over time, she is drawn in to the house intrigues and some nasty shit comes down.

All the visuals remain beautiful however.

It is slow.

Interesting about Asian films. There is not a lot of story or action (except when there is) and yet they are fully satisfying.

The time flies.

I liked it.

I will give it a 4 out of Netflix5. 4 is the new 5.

Labels: best films