The Arch
Drama
Madame Tung is a middle-aged teacher and doctor in a remote village in 17th century China. Tung is a respected member of the community, a widower whose loyalty to her late husband and dedication to the family name have not gone unnoticed: villagers request that the emperor have an arch erected as a symbol of the schoolteacher's virtue and service. Tung agrees to billet a group of soldiers in her home and falls in love with the young ... [+]