Pavilion of Women

Pavilion of Women is a 2001 American drama film directed by Yim Ho and written by Luo Yan and Paul Collins. The film stars Willem Dafoe, Luo Yan, Sau Sek, John Cho, Yi Ding and Chieng Mun Koh. Tne film was released on May 4, 2001, by Universal Focus.[1]

Pavilion of Women
Theatrical release poster
Directed byYim Ho
Produced byLuo Yan
Screenplay byLuo Yan
Paul Collins
Based onPavilion of Women
by Pearl S. Buck
StarringWillem Dafoe
Luo Yan
Sau Sek
John Cho
Yi Ding
Chieng Mun Koh
Music byConrad Pope
CinematographyHang-Sang Poon
Edited byDuncan Burns
Claudia Finkle
Production
company
Beijing Film Studio
Distributed byUniversal Focus
Release date
  • May 4, 2001 (2001-05-04)
Running time
126 minutes
CountryUnited States
China
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million[1]
Box office$36,992[2]

Cast
  • Willem Dafoe as Father Andre
  • Luo Yan as Madame Wu Ailian
  • Sau Sek as Mr. Wu
  • John Cho as Fengmo Wu
  • Yi Ding as Chiuming
  • Chieng Mun Koh as Ying
  • Anita Loo as Old Lady Wu
  • Amy Hill as Madame Kang
  • Kate McGregor-Stewart aas Sister Shirley
  • Jia Dong Liu as Mr. Lang
  • Shu Chen as Head Servant
  • Hang-Sang Poon as Fat Cook
  • Li Wang as Kang Lin Yi
  • You Jin Xu as Matchmaker
  • Ding Yuan Gu as Mayor
  • Pei Ying Zhao as Midwife
  • Xiao Dong Mao as Liangmo
  • Lan Huang as Meng

Reception

Pavilion of Women was met with negative reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a rating of 6% based on reviews from 31 critics, with an average score of 3.1/10. The site's consensus is: "Generating more suds than a soap opera, this adaptation of Pearl Buck's novel sinks under the weight of excess melodrama, stilted performances, and cheesy dialogue."[3] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 top reviews from mainstream critics, calculated a score of 26 out of 100 based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[4]

Sources

The movie is based on the 1946 novel Pavilion of Women: A Novel of Life in the Women's Quarters, by Nobel-prize winning novelist Pearl S. Buck.[5]

References
  1. Robert Koehler (2001-05-03). "Pavilion of Women". Variety. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  2. "Pavilion of Women (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  3. "Pavilion of Women (2001)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  4. "Pavilion of Women Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  5. Mark Jenkins, 'Pavilion': Mired in Melodrama, May 4, 2001, Washington Post Retrieved 2016-22 June.


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