Raise the Red Lantern (Da hong deng long gao gao gua)
In 1920s China, 19-year-old Songlian is forced to marry Chen Zuoqian, a 50-year-old wealthy landowner, after her father's death. In a magnificent palace, she becomes the fourth wife who has to compete with three other wives for her husband's attention. Every night, red lanterns are lit in front of the house of Chen's chosen wife, bringing power and status. Rivalries heat up, and bloody intrigue begins—until a dark secret is revealed. Who will survive behind this deadly game?