Snow flower and the secret fan movie hugh jackman

Snow flower and the secret fan, a movie based on the lisa see book, explores foot binding and the relationships of two pairs of women during two periods of history. Starring gianna jun, li bingbing, vivian wu, jiang wu, hugh jackman. Check out the hottest fashion, photos, movies and tv shows. Review snow flower and the secret fan is pretty, but not wayne. Hugh jackman onboard secret fan with li bingbing china. Snow flower and the secret fan, adapted from lisa sees 2005 novel, tells parallel stories of lifelong female friendship in 19th century china and. Hugh jackman joining wangs snow flower and the secret fan. Snow flower and the secret fan is a 2011 historical drama film based on the novel of the same name written by lisa see. The chinese, who have been innovators in so many areas, are now revealed to have formalized the bff relationship as long ago as 1839. Snow flower and the secret fan is about two women in different chinese centuries trying to be friends with the fetish part getting in the way. Hugh jackman to star in snow flower and the secret fan. Lucy liu at an event for snow flower and the secret fan 2011 jihyun jun and. It gets weirder still when hugh jackman turns up as sophias ex, an aussie nightclub impresario taking on shanghai with an embarrassing.

In 19th century china, two lifelong girlfriends develop their own secret code as a way to contend with the rigid social norms imposed on women. Online your source for entertainment news, celebrities, celeb news, and celebrity gossip. Pictures of jun ji hyun from snow flower and the secret fan with li bing bing and hugh jackman. Hugh jackman joseph marzullowenn stage and screen star hugh jackman has joined the cast of wayne wangs new movie snow flower and the secret fan. Review snow flower and the secret fan is pretty, but not. Rank of hugh jackman s movies by box office performance. At once preposterously genteel and sadistic, snow flower and the secret fan, adapted from the lisa see novel, turns on two sets of female friends. Pictures of jun ji hyun from snow flower and the secret.

Hugh jackman, in a handful of scenes, and not listed in the movies. Snow flower and the secret fan is a delicate, if sometimes disturbing, portrait of the enduring relationships that bond women together, out in theaters now. Snow flower and the secret fan 2011 rotten tomatoes. Sources differ on whether jackman s role is a cameo or the leading. Snow flower and the secret fan 2011, li bingbing, gianna jun, vivian wu, hugh jackman, archie kao, jiang wu, coco jiang, russell wong. The wellproduced snow flower and the secret fan has certain things also going for it in its rare thoughtful exploration of the friendship between two women, coupled with how china has a. Snow flower and the secret fan is an eversotasteful, watereddown and unnecessarilyimprovedupon adaptation of lisa sees bestselling 2005 novel of the same name. Isolated by their families, they furtively communicate by taking turns writing in a secret language, nu shu, between the folds of a white silk fan.

Jackman is expected to join the production in midfebruary. Directed by wayne wang, the film stars gianna jun, li bingbing, archie kao, vivian wu, and hugh jackman. Snow flower and the secret fan, a movie based on the lisa see book. Hugh jackman cast in snow flower and the secret fan. As movies about female bonding go, snow flower and the secret. The lineup for the film snow flower and the secret fan has been finalized after some small problems the forbidden kingdom star li bingbing has been. Filming started today at hengdian, a large film studio near shanghai. Based on lisa sees international bestseller, snow flower. In 19thcentury china, seven year old girls snow flower and lily are matched as laotong or old sames bound together for eternity. Hugh jackman from the new international movie titled. Hugh jackman to join snow flower and the secret fan movie. For those who may have wondered if foot binding, wife beating and a crooning hugh jackman could fit into one movie, heres the short answer. It is at the heart of lisa sees period bestseller snow flower and the secret fan, and has inspired a film that carries the concept into the present day. Snow flower and the secret fan 2011 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

Like the joy luck club, a film to which his latest film will no doubt be compared, wayne wang s snow flower and the secret fan enters the world of women with complete openness to its sensory sights and sounds. Alister added as lead actress zhang ziyi exits beijing during its first day of shooting in china, director wayne wangs snow flower and the secret fan added hugh jackman just as it lost. Cri english is reporting, based off a report from shanghais oriental morning sun newspaper, that hugh jackman will star as the male lead in snow flower and the secret fan. Wendi murdoch seemed to be auditioning for a martial arts movie. Rupert murdoch personally asked fox searchlight to release this film in north. Aussie singer hugh jackman, more because she is pregnant than for love. The shanghaibased oriental morning post is reporting today that hugh jackman will play the male lead in wayne wangs snow flower and the secret fan and that li bingbing the forbidden kingdom. Book hugh jackman a ticket to the far east coast the actor has been cast in snow flower and the secret fan, filming in china. Snow flower and the secret fan is the cinematic adaptation of lisa sees popular novel by writers angela workman, ron bass and michael k. Inspired by the bestselling novel snow flower and the secret fan by lisa see, the film is a timeless portrait of female friendship. Snow flower and the secret fan demonstrates the chineseamerican director wayne wang remains one of the worlds best directors of women.