Shanghai, June 21 -- Lisa Lu, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival, joined a packed audience for a post-screening event celebrating 'The Arch,' the 1968 landmark of Chinese-language arthouse cinema in which she starred, reported Variety

Turning 100 this year by traditional Chinese age reckoning, the actress made a surprise appearance following the screening that drew extended applause from the audience.

Her path to "The Arch" was accidental. The film's director, Cecile Tang Shu Shuen, had originally cast another actor in the lead role, who subsequently turned it down.

"I volunteered myself back then. I was incredibly fortunate to land a part in this film. The director possesses pr...