Pavilion of Women
2001 1h 56m movie Film China

Pavilion of Women

Synopsis

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.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Pavilion of Women. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Beijing Film Studio

War + Drama in China

45 China titles in our catalog blend the War and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Pavilion of Women itself).

The 2000–2002 China Window

In the crowded 2000-2002 China release window, Pavilion of Women sits at #25 of 28. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. The Grand Mansion Gate
    #1

    The Grand Mansion Gate

    ★ 9.3 · 2001
  2. Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
    #2

    Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre

    ★ 8.6 · 2002
  3. Laughing in the Wind
    #3

    Laughing in the Wind

    ★ 8.6 · 2001
  4. Devils on the Doorstep
    #4

    Devils on the Doorstep

    ★ 8.1 · 2000
  5. Kangxi Dynasty
    #5

    Kangxi Dynasty

    ★ 7.9 · 2001
  6. Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks
    #6

    Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks

    ★ 7.6 · 2002
  7. Hero
    #7

    Hero

    ★ 7.5 · 2002
  8. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
    #8

    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

    ★ 7.4 · 2000

The 2000s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in China, 142 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Pavilion of Women premiered alongside 10 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 10 other China films in 2001.

The 79th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).

Audience Engagement

19
Reviews
38th
Review-volume percentile
48th
Popularity percentile

19 audience reviews — more than 38% of China films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 48th percentile among China films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Pavilion of Women, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • interracial romance · 4
  • communist china · 3
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • forbidden love · 19
  • priest · 9
  • concubine · 8
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • china · 127
  • love · 123

Reception Benchmarks

5.7
TMDB Rating
19
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #797 of 946 China films indexed here (16th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.0 points below the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China War productions specifically: #46 of 55 (top 84%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
All Production CountriesChina, United States of America
Original LanguageEn
Spoken LanguagesEnglish, Mandarin
Production CompaniesBeijing Film Studio, China Film Co-Production Corporation
Runtime1h 56m
Release DateMarch 16, 2001
IMDbtt0244709