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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011) Movie vs Book
Film · 2011 · Directed by Wayne Wang · Starring Gianna Jun, Bingbing Li, Hugh Jackman
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011) Movie: Cast and Details
Two women in nineteenth-century China and two modern women are linked by friendship.
Book vs Movie: How Close Is It?
Loosely based on the bookIt adds a modern storyline and changes the book.
Read or watch first?
Read the book for the history. The film is a mixed take.
What the book gives you
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
A bestseller. It describes painful practices such as foot binding.
Who will like it: Readers who like historical fiction about women’s lives.