| Edition |
[Blu-ray version]. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray, region A, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.. |
| Note |
Requires Blu-ray player. |
| Cast |
Gianna Jun, Li Bing Bing, Vivian Wu, Jiang Wu, Russell Wong, Coco Chiang, Jingyun Hu, Archie Kao. |
| Credits |
Music, Rachel Portman ; editor, Deirdre Slevin ; director of photography, Richard Wong ; production & costume designer, Man Lim Chung. |
| Note |
Based on the book by Lisa See. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for sexuality, violence/disturbing images and drug use. |
| Summary |
Centuries ago, two 'sworn sisters' are isolated by their families, but stay connected through a secret language written in the folds of a white silk fan. Now in modern-day Shanghai, their descendents must draw inspiration from the past as they struggle to maintain their own eternal bond in the face of life's complications. What unfolds are two stories, generations apart, but everlasting in their universal notion of love, hope and friendship. |
| Note |
Special features: The sworn sisterhood of the secret fan : an in-depth documentary covering the filmmakers' journey including interviews with director Wayne Wang, producers Wendi Murdoch and Florence Sloan, and novelist Lisa See. |
| Language |
Mandarin and English dialogue with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; optional descriptive audio in English for the visually impaired. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Female friendship -- China -- Shanghai -- Drama.
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Nü shu -- Fiction.
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Reminiscing in old age -- Fiction.
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Women -- China -- Fiction.
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Married women -- Fiction.
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Middle-aged women -- Fiction.
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Footbinding -- Fiction.
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Childbirth -- Fiction.
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Secrecy -- Fiction.
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China -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Foreign films -- China.
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Motion pictures, Chinese.
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Videorecordings for the visually impaired.
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| Added Author |
Wang, Wayne, 1949-
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Murdoch, Wendi, 1968-
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Sloan, Florence.
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Workman, Angela.
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Bass, Ronald.
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Ray, Michael (Michael K.)
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Chŏn, Chi-hyŏn.
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Li, Bingbing, 1976-
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Wu, Vivian, 1966-
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Wong, Russell, 1963-
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Kao, Archie, 1969-
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See, Lisa.
Snow flower and the secret fan.
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Fox Searchlight Pictures.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Standard No. |
024543752882 |
| Music No. |
2275288 Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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