SummaryBased upon the novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck, this film, set in 1930's China, deals with the themes of spiritual freedom and finding true love. (Universal Focus)
Directed By:Ho Yim
Written By:Pearl S. Buck, Luo Yan, Paul Collins
Pavilion of Women
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It saves its clunkiest scene for the finale. No fair telling, but the key words are "political," "propaganda," "outdoors" and "orphans."
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So many romantic cliches it's laughable.
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Jul 3, 2024
9
Based upon the novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck, this film, set in 1930's China, deals with the themes of spiritual freedom and finding true love. (Universal Focus)
Jul 7, 2024
8
I have a bias for movie with lot of female cast and that is generally about women so I enjoyed this movie more than I thought. For me this film is great for watching alone rather than with friends or family.
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Yim's film is kneecapped by its soundtrack twice over.
30
Can never rise above the melodrama of a past era, despite a splendid, impassioned portrayal by Willem Dafoe and an affecting one by Luo Yan.
25
This version is a well-meant but corny distillation -- a whole lot of bombast and phony exaltation in the name of entertaining enrichment.
20
The backdrop of exotic pagodas and wartime woe isn't nearly potent enough to buoy the feeble drama that plays out in the foreground.
20
Fails to stir the emotions despite its heavily melodramatic drive.
Jul 4, 2024
8
It's a very good movie. I wanted to watch the movie after watching the trailer of the movie, which was made in the early 2000s. Willem Dafoe was young at that time. It is a beautiful film that shows Chinese civilization and the way of life of Chinese people.
