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Pavilion of Women

Pavilion of Women

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-11-16

Languages:

English, Mandarin

Countries:

China, USA

Runtime:

116 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (879 Reviews)

Director:

Ho Yim

Cast:

Writer:

Pearl S. Buck (novel)

Luo Yan (screenplay)

Paul Collins (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In 1938, Ailian is the forty years old wife of a wealthy man, Mr. Wu, who belongs to the traditional Wu Family in China. In order to get rid off her sexual obligations with her husband, Ailian gives Chiuming, a very young concubine to him. Andre is an American priest and doctor who takes care of an orphanage and becomes the tutor of her eighteen years old son Fengmo Wu. Father Andre starts giving classes to Fengmo, Ailian and Chiuming. Then, two forbidden loves will rise: between the priest and the first wife, and between the son and the concubine, having the invasion of China by the Japanese in a big picture.

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