Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Based on the novel by Lisa See, this drama chronicles how two exceptionally close young women in 19th-centurt China develop a secret language written between the folds of a white silk fan in order to communicate with each other when they are separated. Meanwhile, in present day Shanghai, a pair of their descendents look to the ways of their ancestors to help them maintain their own shared bond and make sense of the world. Li Bing-bing, Jun Gianna, Russell Wong star. 104 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: Mandarin and English Dolby Digital 5.1, English DVS Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH), French, Spanish; documentary. In English and Mandarin with English subtitles.