A country girl, whose family can no longer afford to pay for her further education, finds herself as the fourth wife in a household steeped in tradition. Throughout the film, a psychological game of chess unfolds, in which every detail of the ritual seems sanctified by centuries of tradition. The red lantern is a symbol that this is precisely where the Man will come. Gradually, the pomp and the details of the ritual cease to matter to both the heroine and the audience, and an emotional rebellion comes to the forefront—one in which there is no room left for reason. There is no room left for a living person…