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Pavilion Bores, Inspires
When "Pavilion of Women" began showing across China this spring, viewers immediately picked up on the subject matter: a local woman's love for a western missioner" Brother, here we go again: another cross-cultural love tryst!" chimed in the critics, according to Beijing Today.
But whatever they say, the box office takings for Yim Ho's "Pavilion of Women" are already bigger than for "Gladiator" in Chengdu, Sichuan proviScreenplay co-author and actress Luo Yan has no doubt about why she chose to produce the movie herself. "Because I thought audiences would like it," she smiles. This is her first self-produced movie.
With "Pavilion of Women" Luo becomes Hollywood's first independent Chinese film producer. In her next movie "Bamboo Circle" she reveals concerns about the Anti-Japanese War. Whomever it pleases or displeases, Luo has already left an indelible mark on the face of Chinese film producing.
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