Dai Qing (Domestic Reception)

Born 1941. Prominent Chinese journalist and human rights campaigner, not usually associated with cinema or culture journalism/criticism. However, wrote influential article questioning the authenticity and perhaps the self-orientalism of Raise the Red Lantern. The article was translated into English as 'Raised eyebrows for Raise the Red Lantern', and it makes the following points in sharp criticism of the film's content:

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