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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

  • 20112011
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h
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6.1/10
3.9K
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011)
 	A story set in 19th century China and centered on the lifelong friendship between two girls who develop their own secret code as a way to contend with the rigid cultural norms imposed on women.
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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 o... Read allA 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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
3.9K
YOUR RATING
    • Wayne Wang
  • Writers
    • Angela Workman(screenplay)
    • Ron Bass(screenplay)
    • Michael Ray(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Bingbing Li
    • Jun Ji-hyun
    • Vivian Wu
    • Wayne Wang
  • Writers
    • Angela Workman(screenplay)
    • Ron Bass(screenplay)
    • Michael Ray(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Bingbing Li
    • Jun Ji-hyun
    • Vivian Wu
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 32User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
    • 42Metascore
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    Jun Ji-hyun and Bingbing Li in Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011)
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    Bingbing Li in Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011)
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    Bingbing Li
    Bingbing Li
    • Nina…
    Jun Ji-hyun
    Jun Ji-hyun
    • Snow Flower
    • (as Gianna Jun)
    • …
    Vivian Wu
    Vivian Wu
    • Aunt
    Russell Wong
    Russell Wong
    • Bank CEO
    Archie Kao
    Archie Kao
    • Sebastian
    Coco Chiang
    Coco Chiang
    • Anna
    Hu Qing Yun
    • Mrs. Liao
    • (as Jingyun Hu)
    Shiping Cao
    • Mr. Wei
    • (as Shi Ping Cao)
    Ruijia Zhang
    • Mrs. Wei
    Zhebing Gong
    • Professor
    Lilia Zhou
    • Nurse
    Congmeng Guo
    • Little Lily
    Danping Shen
    Danping Shen
    • Lily's Mother
    Yan Dai
    • Little Snow Flower
    Yulan Xu
    • Snow Flower's Mother
    Shiming Wang
    • Foot Binder
    Shouqin Xu
    • Lily's Father
    Ying Tang
    • Madame Wang
      • Wayne Wang
    • Writers
      • Angela Workman(screenplay)
      • Ron Bass(screenplay)
      • Michael Ray(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Rupert Murdoch personally asked Fox Searchlight to release this film in North America.
    • Goofs
      The last paragraphs of the unsent letter that Nina found in Sophias apartment, which can be seen when she closes the notebook, don't match Nina's voice-over.
    • Quotes

      Nina: [in Chinese] The world is always changing. Every day it's changing. Everything in life is changing. We have to look inside ourselves to find what stays the same, such as loyalty, our shared history and love for each other. In them, the truth of the past lives on.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Conan: A Tree with Dutch Elm Disease Grows in Brooklyn (2011)

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    A winner is ""Snow Flower And The Secret Fan".
    Wayne Wang has directed another winner, "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan". It is a well designed "chick flick" that overcomes ones emotions to the point of great empathy for both the characters and the eras in which it is set. Bingbing Li plays Nina/Lily, and Gianna Jun stars as Snow Flower/Sophia. They are like blood sisters who rotate back and forth from the 19th to the 21st centuries. The story is compelling. The religious and cultural overtones are educational and well depicted. The scenes in Shanghai as well as Australia are vistas that hold one in awe. It is a Drama worth viewing and now is on Blu Ray DVD and worth the effort for the clarity of sound and visual effect. The music is especially well adapted to the film and provides another reason for the extra effect of a good sound system.
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    • Feb 9, 2012

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    • Release date
      • June 24, 2011 (China)
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      • United States
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      • Hengdian World Studios, Heng Dian, China
    • Production company
      • IDG China Media
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    • 2 hours
      • Dolby Digital
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