Pavilion of Women

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Pavilion of Women
Pavilion of Women poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Yim Ho
Screenplay by Luo Yan
Paul Collins
Based onPavilion of Women
by Pearl S. Buck
Produced byLuo Yan
Starring Willem Dafoe
Luo Yan
Sau Sek
John Cho
Yi Ding
Koh Chieng Mun
Cinematography Hang-Sang Poon
Edited byDuncan Burns
Claudia Finkle
Music by Conrad Pope
Production
company
Beijing Film Studio
Distributed by Universal Focus
Release dates
  • April 20, 2001 (2001-04-20)(China)
  • May 4, 2001 (2001-05-04)(United States)
[1]
Running time
126 minutes
CountriesUnited States
China
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million [2]
Box office$1 million

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. [2] It was Universal's first co-production with a Chinese studio. [1]

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Plot

Cast

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

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 6% of 31 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.1/10.The website's consensus reads: "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] 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

  1. 1 2 3 Groves, Don (May 14, 2001). "'Pavilion' in B.O. flap". Variety . p. 19.
  2. 1 2 Koehler, Robert (2001-05-03). "Pavilion of Women". Variety . Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  3. ↑ Mark Jenkins, 'Pavilion': Mired in Melodrama, May 4, 2001, Washington Post Retrieved 2016-22 June.
  4. ↑ "Pavilion of Women". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved December 29, 2015. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  5. ↑ "Pavilion of Women Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  6. ↑ "Pavilion of Women (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2015-12-29.


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