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Writers (WGA):
Pearl S. Buck (novel)
Yan Luo (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
16 November 2001 (Spain) 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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China Makes First "Hollywood Film"
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 2 April 2001)
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Director/producer should have read book more (25 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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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Also Known As:
Ting yuan li de nu ren (China: Mandarin title)
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Rated R for sexuality and war images.
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116 min | Germany:111 min
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Canada:14+ (Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R
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Am I the only one out here who read 'Pavilion of Women'? This film took a great book and what would have been a fantastic female role and turned them both into porridge. In the book, the relationship between Brother Andre and Madame Wu was that of a wise teacher and a brilliant pupil until, literally, the day he died: it wasn't until that day that she realized that she loved him. Pavilion of Women is not a 'romance': it is the awakening of a woman to her own humanity, and, through the transforming power of love, to the humanity of others, whom she has previously regarded only as problems to be solved or duties to be performed. To turn it into a 'romance' is an insult to the author, Pearl Buck, who, for the record, did not write Harlequin-level trash, and the audience, who would have been quite capable of understanding the story as it was originally written. Whoever's responsible for foisting this 'dumbed-down' mess on the universe should be ashamed of themselves.