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Pavilion of Women (2001)

Pavilion of Women poster
Directed by
Yim Ho
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 56m
Rated
R
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 26 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Chinese woman in a wealthy family seeks to control her own destiny during a time of societal change. She forms a connection with an American missionary and explores new ideas about love and freedom.

meditativemelancholicslow-burnreflectivebittersweetrestrainedatmosphericcharacter-driven

What happens

Pavilion of Women is a 2001 Chinese-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 Koh Chieng Mun. The film was released on April 20, 2001 in China and on May 4, 2001 in the United States by Universal Focus. It was Universal's first co-production with a Chinese studio. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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