Lisa Lu, a legend in Chinese cinema, turned one hundred this year—by traditional Chinese age reckoning—and received the Lifetime Achievement Award at Shanghai's International Film Festival. The celebration centered on a restored screening of "The Arch," the iconic nineteen sixty-eight film in which she starred, a work that helped define Chinese-language arthouse cinema. According to Variety, Lu made a surprise appearance at the post-screening event, reuniting with fans who've followed her remarkable six-decade career. It was a full-circle moment: a centenarian artist, her defining film preserved for new generations, and an audience gathered to honor her legacy.

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