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Lascivus Uncia Apr 30, 2025

Coloured pencil portrait of Songlian, portrayed by Gong Li in Raise the Red Lantern by Zhang Yimou in 1991.

I tried to enhance the warmth of the colour atmosphere as well as the strength of contrasts.
My goal was also to reflect and convey her calmness and dignity.

#colouredpencildrawing #warmcolours #cinema #characterportrait #raisetheredlantern #gongli

Lascivus Uncia Mar 23, 2025

Filling up the red on the outfit before refining the eyes of Songlian, portrayed by Gong Li in Raise the Red Lantern directed by Zhang Yimou in 1991.

Drawn on an A6 sketchbook using four coloured pencils at a coffee terrace.

#art #pencildrawing #pencil #pencildrawing #colouredpencil #colouredpencildrawing #cinema #movie #film #chinesecinema #cinemacharacter #moviecharacter #filmcharacter #characterdrawing #characterportrait #raisetheredlantern #zhangyimou #gongli

Andy Aldridge Aug 4, 2024

I just watched Raise the Red Lantern (Zhang Yimou, 1991) and rated it 8/10 ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raise_the_Red_Lantern?wprov=sfla1 #films #cinema #cinemastodon #RaiseTheRedLantern #ZhangYimou #HeSaifei #GongLi

Raise the Red Lantern - Wikipedia

Variety May 2, 2024

Zhang Yimou Receives Lifetime Honor at Udine, Talks Talent Development and Perseverance: ‘I Doubt That I’ve Made My Best Possible Film Yet’
#Variety #Asia #Festivals #Global #News #FarEastFilmFestival #RaisetheRedLantern #ZhangYimou

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/zhang-yimou-udine-lifetime-achievement-talent-development-1235990061/

Zhang Yimou Talks Talent Development, Perseverance at Udine

Zhang Yimou received a lifetime achievement honor at Udine and, in a masterclass, talked talent discovery, development and perseverance.

Variety

David Hull 胡大衛 Apr 7, 2023

Playing with ChatGPT before class discussion of Raise the Red Lantern. ChatGPT suggests a sequel where the Master dies and the remaining women have to try to survive in 1920s China. I'd watch that.

#RaiseTheRedLantern #ChineseCinema #AI #LLM #ChatGPT