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Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart (1985)

 -  Comedy  -  9 August 1985 (USA)
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In San Francisco, an immigrant Chinese widow welcomes the new year with some unhappiness: she's 62 now, she wants to make a trip to China to pay last respects to her ancestors, a fortune ... See full summary »

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Cast overview, first billed only:
Laureen Chew ...
Geraldine Tam
Kim Chew ...
Mrs. Tam
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Uncle Tam
Ida F.O. Chung ...
Auntie May
Cora Miao ...
Julia
John Nishio ...
Richard
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Amy Tam
Keith Choy ...
Kevin Tam
Mary Chew ...
Old m.j. player
Nora Lee ...
Old m.j. player
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Young m.j. player
Rita Yee ...
Young m.j. player
George Woo ...
Bar patron
Elsa Cruz Pearson ...
Eliza
Helen Chew ...
Linda Tam
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In San Francisco, an immigrant Chinese widow welcomes the new year with some unhappiness: she's 62 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? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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9 August 1985 (USA)  »

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Dim Sum - Etwas fürs Herz  »

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Referenced in Dim Sum Take Out (1988) See more »

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Warm, sentimental and winning
27 June 2001 | by (New York, NY) – See all my reviews

This is a sweet old-fashioned and knowing valentine to Chinese American family life in San Francisco. In many ways, it seems like a predecessor to the Joy Luck Club, complete with Joan Chen as a young Mah Jongg player. The pace here is somewhat leisurely, but the vignettes are warm and satisfying enough to sustain interest throughout.


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