Marriage and life

The play Tale of the Golden Lock is adapted from the modern classic of the same title by Eileen Chang. Pretty young Cao Qiqiao is married to a man from a rich family who is disabled. As Qiqiao struggles to survive and find some happiness in the closed surroundings of a traditional Chinese household, she falls in love with her brother-in-law but is refused by him. Reflecting on her life in later years, Qiqiao discovers that her unhappy marriage caused her to ruin the lives of her own children. Directed by Hong Kong movie director Ann Hui.

7:15 pm, Dec 4-6,

Shanghai Oriental Art Center, 425 Dingxiang Lu, Shanghai