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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is a 2011 historical drama film directed by Wayne Wang, based on the novel of the same name written by Lisa See. The film stars Gianna Jun , Li Bingbing , Vivian Wu , Hugh Jackman , and Archie Kao .
- $6 million
- Rachel Portman
- July 15, 2011 (United States)
- Wendi Murdoch, Florence Sloan
In a parallel story set in modern day, Sophia ( Gianna Jun) and Lily ( Li Bingbing) use the concept to describe a bond that forms between them as children, becomes almost a fetish in adolescence, and then is threatened when their adult lives take different pathways.
Plot summary. Film. Notes. References. External links. Reviews. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is a 2005 novel by Lisa See set in nineteenth-century China. In her introduction to the novel, See writes that Lily, the narrator, was born on June 5, 1824—"the fifth day of the sixth month of the third year of the Daoguang Emperor 's reign". [1] .
- Lisa See
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- 2005
- 2005
Jun 24, 2011 · A story set in nineteenth-century China and focusing on the life-long friendship between two girls who develop their own secret code as a way to contend with the rigid social norms imposed on women. Director. Wayne Wang. Writers. Angela Workman. Ron Bass. Michael Ray. Stars. Bingbing Li. Jun Ji-hyun. Vivian Wu. See production info at IMDbPro.
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- Drama, History
- Wayne Wang
- 2011-06-24
Summaries. A story set in nineteenth-century China and focusing on the life-long friendship between two girls who develop their own secret code as a way to contend with the rigid social norms imposed on women. In 19th-century China, seven year old girls Snow Flower and Lily are matched as laotong - or "old sames" - bound together for eternity.
Jul 15, 2011 · 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. Wang makes an interesting choice to depart...
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- Drama, History
- PG-13
Jul 13, 2011 · Like The Joy Luck Club, a film to which his latest film will no doubt be compared, Wayne Wang’s Snow Flower and the Secret Fan enters the world of women with complete openness to its sensory...
