Film Movement is preparing a Blu-ray release of Ash Mayfair's The Third Wife (2018), starring Nguyen Phuong Tra My, Tran Nu Yên-Khê, Le Vu Long, Nhu Quynh Nguyen, and Maya. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on October 28.
Description: In late 19th-century Vietnam, fourteen-year-old May becomes the third wife to a wealthy landowner. She quickly learns that she can gain status and security if she gives birth to a male child, but her burgeoning attraction to Xuan, the second wife, puts her fragile standing in jeopardy. As May observes the unfolding tragedy of forbidden love and its devastating consequences, she must make a choice: remain silent or forge a path towards personal freedom.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Audio Commentary with director Ash Mayfair
Between Shadow and Soul alternative silent version of The Third Wife
NYAFF Chat interview with director Ash Mayfair
Short film: Grasshopper by Ash Mayfair
16-page booklet with an essay by writer and historian Beatrice Loayza