Raise the Red Lantern

Student Songlian enters Master Chen’s household, where red lantern rituals link his favour to the wives’ status.

After her father’s death ends her studies, Songlian is married to Master Chen as his fourth wife. The red lantern ritual marks which wife receives his attention and the privilege that follows. Within the Qiao family compound, the women navigate a household shaped by rivalry, isolation and unequal power.