Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

China 2010, 104 minutes
Dir. Wayne Wang
In Mandarin, English with English subtitles
Rating: [M] Adult Themes
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama / Female-centric

Feat. Gianna Jun, Bingbing Li, Russell Wong, Vivian Wu, Hugh Jackman

Aroview: Wayne Wang (THE JOY LUCK CLUB) directs this unsubtle but sweeping multi-generational weepie, framed around the enduring bond between two women in 19th century China. The patriarchal traditions which burden the life-long friends is in turn juxtaposed against the trials and tribulations of two women in contemporary urban Shanghai (also played by the same actresses).

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2 stars (Good Try) Moves from generation to generation and back again and within generations. Made for a western audience.Orchestral background - sappy. ~Tubbs