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Pavilion of Women (2001) -- In 1938, with Communist rebels on the rise in China and Imperial Japan intent upon expanding its rule, Lord Wu (Shek Sau) is a feudal leader who rules both his community and his family with an iron fist. But his wife, Madame Wu (Luo Yan), has grown weary.
Pavilion of Women (2001) -- With World War 2 looming, a prominent family in China must confront the contrasting ideas of traditionalism, communism and Western thinking, while dealing with the most important ideal of all: love and its meaning in society.

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Director:
Ho Yim
Writers (WGA):
Pearl S. Buck (novel)
Yan Luo (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
16 November 2001 (Spain) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Plot:
With World War 2 looming, a prominent family in China must confront the contrasting ideas of traditionalism, communism and Western thinking, while dealing with the most important ideal of all: love and its meaning in society. full summary | add synopsis
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Silly and obvious more

Cast

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Willem Dafoe ... Father Andre

Yan Luo ... Madame Wu Ailian
Sau Sek ... Mr. Wu

John Cho ... Fengmo Wu

Yi Ding ... Chiuming
Chieng Mun Koh ... Ying
Anita Loo ... Old Lady Wu
Amy Hill ... Madame Kang

Kate McGregor-Stewart ... Sister Shirley
Jia Dong Liu ... Mr. Lang
Shu Chen ... Head Servant
Hang-Sang Poon ... Fat Cook
Li Wang ... Kang Lin Yi
You Jin Xu ... Matchmaker
Ding Yuan Gu ... Mayor
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Ting yuan li de nu ren (China: Mandarin title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for sexuality and war images.
Runtime:
116 min | Germany:111 min
Country:
China | USA
Language:
English | Mandarin
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Suzhou, China

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13 out of 21 people found the following comment useful:-
Silly and obvious, 2 September 2002
3/10
Author: rosscinema (rosscinema@cox.net) from Oceanside,Ca.

I could not believe how lousy this film was and I tried to think why. Well its co-made by China and a United States film studio and I think thats where the trouble lies. Its americanized. No original angle or aspect into the chinese people. All the characters are one dimensional and act on the most basic of emotions. Only actress Luo Yan has a few decent moments but the rest is all hokey nonsense. It plays out like a mediocre mini-series and I kept expecting one of two things to happen. Either Richard Chamberlain was going to stumble in OR the characters were going to burst into song and sing "Getting to Know You". The last half hour is so overly dramatic that it puts daytime soaps to shame. Bad filmmaking!

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