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Dim Sum: a Little Bit of Heart

Dim Sum: a Little Bit of Heart

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In San Francisco, an immigrant widow welcomes the new year with some unhappiness: she's sixty-two now, she wants to make a trip to China to pay last respects to her ancestors, a fortune teller has told her this is the year she'll die, and a daughter, Geraldine, remains unmarried. Geraldine does have a boyfriend, but she's not sure she's ready for marriage, and, anyway, he lives in Los Angeles and Geraldine doesn't want to leave her mother alone in her declining years. Mrs. Tan's cheerful brother-in-law tries to help out. Is there any solution that will enable Mrs. Tan to hold onto her culturally influenced and deep-seated hopes, yet keep those hopes from suffocating Geraldine?

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

David Parkinson

Delicate but deceptively spicy, this delicious film shows just how easy it is to appear selfless while acting purely out of self-interest. Taking his stylistic cue from Yasujiro Ozu, director Wayne Wang allows the story to develop in its own time and space while drawing us into the world of San Francisco's Chinese community. This enables us to appreciate more fully the emotional games being played out by the elderly Mrs Tam (Kim Chew), her westernised daughter (Laureen Chew) and her roguish, bar-tending uncle (Victor Wong), all of whom dissemble in their relationships to avoid making difficult decisions.

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6.7/10

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Cast

rolenameGeraldine TamLaureen ChewMrs TamKim ChewUncle TamVictor Wong (2)Auntie MaryIda F O ChungJuliaCora MiaoRichardJohn NishioAmy TamAmy HillKevin TamKeith ChoyBar patronGeorge WuElizaElsa Cruz PearsonLinda TamHelen ChewBaby TamJarrett Chew

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rolenameDirectorWayne Wang

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Theatrical distributor

Mainline Pictures Ltd

Languages

English

Available on

video and DVD

Formats

Colour

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