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Peony Pavilion

2001 · 123 min

A slow, melancholic immersion into repressed desire and loneliness, where beauty and sadness intertwine in a quiet, lingering atmosphere.

Directed by
Yonfan
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Joey Wong, Rie Miyazawa, Daniel Wu
Overview
In 1930s Suzhou, the fifth wife of an opium-addicted aristocrat, her husband's female cousin, and a handsome instructor develop an intense relationship.

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Directed by
Yonfan
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Joey Wong, Rie Miyazawa, Daniel Wu
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • isolation
  • addiction
  • betrayal
  • memory
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Joey Wong, Rie Miyazawa, Daniel Wu, Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia, Yonfan
Cinematography
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Runtime
123 min
Country
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Languages
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