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"      Historical epics have become a customary staple on the Hollywood movie scene over the last few years, with green screens and CGI galore, but filmmakers Wendi Murdoch and Florence Sloan had a different approach when producing their debut film, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. Based on Lisa See&amp;#039;s best-selling novel of the same name, the two friends, who are the wives of prominent business execs Rupert Murdoch and Harry Sloan, took on the challenge of recreating an Eastern tale that would translate all across the globe, the Slumdog Millionaire of Chinese culture, trading special effects for gritty sets and standard indie film budgets. In our August issue, BAZAAR sat down with the producers for an exclusive interview, in which they talk about giving the clothes off their backs (literally!) for this film to come to fruition and how they deal with the critics who thought this was all just a pipe dream. Check out the Snow Flower and the Secret Fan trailer above, in theaters July 15. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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