Raise the Red Lantern

This is the story of 19 year old Songlian whose family is left bankrupt after the death of her father. She is forced to marry into the wealthy family Chen and becomes the fourth wife (third mistress) to her husband who is never clearly seen. His first wife is very old and they already have a child together and she doesn't get much attention because of the competition with the 3 other mistresses. She learns that her husband decides who he is spending the night with every day and that person gets special treatment and the most attention from the servants. Since she is the newest wife as well as the youngest one she is the one getting the best treatment and all the attention from the servants. She learns that the seconds mistress is jealous of her and she is very manipulative and the third mistress is having an affair with the family doctor. Songlian fakes a pregnancy in order to get more attention from the husband but is later found to be lying by her servant who Songlian accuses of being in love with the master. The servant gets punished and dies and the third wife is found to be having an affair with the physician and is hanged. By this time Songlian is tired of looking for validation form her husband and decides that solitude is the best thing for her. After witnessing so many things and the homicide of the third wife as the last straw she views suicide as an option but doesn't go through with it. After some time and the marriage of the master to yet another wife she goes insane and is shown to be walking around the house dressed as a school girl. 
One of the theme of the movie is betrayal, the betrayal of one of the wives for cheating as well as among one another. Another theme is competition and injustice with is seen across the movie with how the wives are viewed as more desirable when young but put aside as they age.
I liked this movie, it gave me something to look forward to but the ending was sad.