Directed by:
Ho YimCinematography:
Hang Sang PoonComposer:
Conrad PopeCast:
Willem Dafoe, Yan Luo, John Cho, Amy Hill, Jin Wang, Hang Sang Poon, Ge Jin, Kate McGregor-Stewart, Yim Linq, Bill ChanPlots(1)
Luo Yan produced, co-wrote, and stars as Madame Wu, an aristocrat trapped in a loveless marriage. It's 1938, and during her lavish 40th birthday party, Madame Wu decides to arrange for a much younger second wife, Chiuming (Yi Ding), to fill in as sexual provider for her infantile husband, thus freeing herself to pursue other interests. Of course nothing goes as planned and Madame Wu's rebellious son Fengmo (John Cho) falls in love with Chiuming instead. Madame Wu also finds herself falling in love, with Andre (Willem Dafoe), an American missionary who runs an orphanage and tutors Fengmo. As these romances flame up in the face of China's old-world traditions, other disrupting factors come into play, such as the arrival of electricity, the gathering influence of the communists, and the catastrophic invasion of the Japanese. (official distributor synopsis)
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Willem Dafoe
USA
Best movies:
Platoon (1986)
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
Finding Nemo (2003)
Yan Luo
Best movies:
Pavilion of Women (2001)
Marco Polo (2007) (TV movie)
John Cho
South Korea
Best movies:
American Beauty (1999)
Star Trek (2009)
Star Trek into Darkness (2013)
Amy Hill
USA
Best movies:
Lilo & Stitch (2002)
Singles (1992)
50 First Dates (2004)
Jin Wang
Best movies:
Saving Face (2004)
Pavilion of Women (2001)
Hang Sang Poon
Best movies:
Forbidden City Cop (1996)
Peking Opera Blues (1986)
Pavilion of Women (2001)
Ge Jin
Best movies:
Pavilion of Women (2001)
Kate McGregor-Stewart
USA
Best movies:
The Addams Family (1991)
The Bedroom Window (1987)
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982)
Yim Linq
Best movies:
Pavilion of Women (2001)
Bill Chan
Hong Kong
Best movies:
My Wife Is a Gangster 3 (2006)
So Close (2002)
Pavilion of Women (2001)