A former editor of millimeter, the magazine about the technology of making movies, I’ve written about movies for the World and Independent Film Page on About.com. the Kansas City Star and local site KCActive. I’m a guest critic on the independent, foreign and documentary review episodes of Steve Kraske's "Up to Date" on KCUR, the Kansas City NPR affiliate and a former member of the Kansas City Film Critics Circle.

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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011)

August 27, 2011

Wayne Wang’s Snow Flower and the Secret Fan depicts the contractual friendship, or laotong, between Snow Flower and Lily. Based on their matching astrological signs, a matchmaker pairs the two girls, both tottering on recently bound feet, despite class differences. However, their fortunes soon reverse, and Lily makes a more advantageous marriage, although it is unhappy.

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