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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.
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
- 2011-06-24
Jul 20, 2011 · A film based on Lisa See's novel about the laotong, a Chinese tradition of female friendship, in two time periods. Roger Ebert finds the film soppy, sentimental and unconvincing, and praises Wayne Wang's previous work on The Joy Luck Club.
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...
- (90)
- Wayne Wang
- PG-13
- Jun Ji-Hyun
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan streaming: where to watch online? Currently you are able to watch "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" streaming on Starz Apple TV Channel. It is also possible to buy "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" on Apple TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, AMC on Demand as download or rent it on Apple ...
- (53)
- Wayne Wang
- PG-13
- 20
In 19th Century China, two life-long girlfriends develop their own secret code as a way to contend with the rigid social norms imposed on women. 1,225 IMDb 6.1 1 h 44 min 2011. X-Ray PG-13. Drama · Dreamlike · Emotional · Mystical. Available to rent or buy.
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".
