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In nineteenth-century China, two girls named Snow Flower (Gianna Jun) and Lily (Li Bing Bing) are forever bonded together as sworn sisters. They are paired as laotong by a matchmaker who is also responsible for arranging their marriages.
In 19th-century China, seven year old girls Snow Flower and Lily are matched as laotong - or "old sames" - bound together for eternity. Isolated by their families, they furtively communicate by taking turns writing in a secret language, nu shu, between the folds of a white silk fan.
- (4K)
- Drama, History
- Wayne Wang
Wayne Wang's arthouse drama Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011) is a lovely melodrama about sisterhood empowering two women to survive great pain.
- (90)
- Wayne Wang
- PG-13
- Jun Ji-Hyun
Plot summary. In rural Hunan province called Puwei, a county in China, Lily is destined to become a laotong pair with Snow Flower, a girl of the same age from Tongkou. The laotong relationship is a sisterly relationship that is far stronger and closer than a husband and wife's.
- Lisa See
- 2005
Jul 20, 2011 · It is at the heart of Lisa See‘s period best-seller Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, and has inspired a film that carries the concept into the present day. Whether laotong represents empowerment or weakness for women is a good question.
Jul 13, 2011 · Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: Film Review. The film, produced by Wendi Murdoch and Florence Sloan, demonstrates that Wayne Wang remains one of the world’s best directors of women.
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In 19th-century China, seven year old girls Snow Flower and Lily are matched as laotong - or "old sames" - bound together for eternity. Isolated by their families, they furtively communicate by taking turns writing in a secret language, nu shu, between the folds of a white silk fan.