Pavilion of Women
| Pavilion of Women | |
|---|---|
Hang-Sang Poon | |
| Edited by | Duncan Burns Claudia Finkle |
| Music by | Conrad Pope |
Production company | Beijing Film Studio |
| Distributed by | Universal Focus |
Release dates |
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Running time | 126 minutes |
| Countries | United States China |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million[2] |
| Box office | $1 million |
Pavilion of Women is a 2001 Chinese-American
Plot
 | This article needs a plot summary. (December 2015) |
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
- Koh Chieng Mun as Ying
- Anita Loo as Old Lady Wu
- Amy Hill as Madame Kang
- Kate McGregor-Stewart as 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
Production
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.[3]
Reception
Critical 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."[4] 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".[5]
Box office
The film officially grossed 6 million yuan ($720,000) in its first 17 days from 240 screens in 10 Chinese cities. Luo Yan, the producer and co-star, accused Forbidden City, the Beijing distributor, of reallocating the film's receipts against their own film, Purple Day.[1] The film grossed $36,992 in the United States and Canada.[6]
References
- ^ a b c Groves, Don (May 14, 2001). "'Pavilion' in B.O. flap". Variety. p. 19.
- ^ a b Koehler, Robert (2001-05-03). "Pavilion of Women". Variety. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
- ^ Mark Jenkins, 'Pavilion': Mired in Melodrama, May 4, 2001, Washington Post Retrieved 2016-22 June.
- ^ "Pavilion of Women (2001)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
- ^ "Pavilion of Women Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
- ^ "Pavilion of Women (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
External links
- Pavilion of Women at IMDb
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