Throughout my life, I've had the good fortune to have a group of very close and supportive female friends. They have been a real blessing. So when I saw an early screening of the new film, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (http://www.lisasee.com/snowflower-movie/), I was deeply moved by the passionate way it evokes the power of female friendship.Based on the novel of the same name by Lisa See, and directed by Wayne Wang (who also did The Joy Luck Club), the film chronicles the friendship of two girls in 19th-century China, and the bond between two of their descendants in present day Shanghai. But the story is universal.More... (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/snow-flower-female-friendship_b_894099.html)