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.
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.
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 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.
- interracial romance · 4
- communist china · 3
- forbidden love · 19
- priest · 9
- concubine · 8
- china · 127
- love · 123
Reception Benchmarks
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 Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | Beijing Film Studio, China Film Co-Production Corporation |
| Runtime | 1h 56m |
| Release Date | March 16, 2001 |
| IMDb | tt0244709 |

























