Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
2011 · 104 min · Director: Wayne Wang
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In 19th-century China, seven year old girls Snow Flower and Lily are matched as laotong - or "old sames" - bound together for eternity. 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. In a parallel story in present day Shanghai, the laotong's descendants, Nina and Sophia, struggle to maintain the intimacy of their own childhood friendship in the face of demanding careers, complicated love lives, and a relentlessly evolving Shanghai. Drawing on the lessons of the past, the two modern women must understand the story of their ancestral connection, hidden from them in the folds of the antique white silk fan, or risk losing one another forever.
Emotional fingerprint
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 30%, Sadness 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Love30%
- Sadness25%
- Empathy20%
- Nostalgia15%
- Melancholy10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Love, Sadness, Empathy. Genres: Drama, History. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Sadness and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Love
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 50 % | 23 % | 32 % | 15 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Sadness | 56 % | 36 % | 45 % | 29 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Disturbing | 65 % | 40 % | 55 % | 44 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Love | 65 % | 35 % | 53 % | 55 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Love | 59 % | 38 % | 49 % | 50 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Empathy | 55 % | 41 % | 49 % | 40 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Love | 66 % | 56 % | 60 % | 49 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Sadness | 78 % | 71 % | 69 % | 45 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Sadness | 70 % | 63 % | 61 % | 26 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Empathy | 60 % | 45 % | 53 % | 31 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Love | 63 % | 35 % | 51 % | 43 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Tension | 65 % | 35 % | 50 % | 32 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Sadness | 58 % | 30 % | 36 % | 25 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Love | 61 % | 29 % | 34 % | 31 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Sadness | 75 % | 54 % | 56 % | 41 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Sadness | 79 % | 73 % | 70 % | 54 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Sadness | 79 % | 73 % | 72 % | 56 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Sadness | 84 % | 78 % | 77 % | 59 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Sadness | 88 % | 83 % | 80 % | 70 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Oedipus
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Anna
Mr. Liao
Mr. Wei
Mrs Wei
Master Lu
TV News Anchor
Butcher's Mother
Lily's Mother
Mrs Liao
Claire
Details
- Directed by
- Wayne Wang
- Written by
- Ron Bass, Angela Workman, Michael Ray, Ronald Bass
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2011
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Country
- China, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Love
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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