The Woman in the Courtyard

Yan Hao
Willem Dafoe, Luo Yan, Shi Xiu
2001
Mainland China, USA
Completed
English, Mandarin Chinese
116 minutes
Detailed introduction
This film (drama)Also known as庭院里的女人,is aMainland China, USAProducerwomen sex,At2001Released in year
。The dialogue language isEnglish, Mandarin Chinese,Current Douban rating7.8(For reference only)。
In 1938, the iron hoof of the Japanese army trampled on the land of China, while the Wu residence in the Jiangnan water town lived an isolated and carefree life, like a source of peach blossoms. On the day of Mrs. Wu's (Luo Yan) 40th birthday celebration, her friend Mrs. Kang faces a life-threatening childbirth. Mrs. Wu hastens to her friend's side and unexpectedly encounters the foreign doctor Andrew (Willem Dafoe). Ignoring the biases of traditional Chinese beliefs, Andrew uses Western medicine to bring Mrs. Kang back from the brink of death. Soon, the Wu residence invites Andrew to teach the young master Wu Fengmu (Zhao Yaohan) Western studies. Fengmu is sympathetic and enamored with his father's concubine Qiuming (Ding Yi), but his father has already arranged for him to marry the daughter of the Kang family. Every day, Fengmu is sullen, while Mrs. Wu and Andrew gradually become attracted to each other during the lessons. Where will the romance between these two couples lead...?