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Director:
Wayne Wang
Writer:
Terrel Seltzer (writer)
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Release Date:
9 August 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
In San Francisco, an immigrant Chinese widow welcomes the new year with some unhappiness: she's 62 now... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart is Wayne Wang's slice of life of Chinese widow and her American-raised grown daughter more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Laureen Chew ... Geraldine Tam
Kim Chew ... Mrs. Tam
Victor Wong ... Uncle Tam
Ida F.O. Chung ... Auntie May
Cora Miao ... Julia
John Nishio ... Richard
Amy Hill ... Amy Tam
Keith Choy ... Kevin Tam
Mary Chew ... Old m.j. player
Nora Lee ... Old m.j. player

Joan Chen ... 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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Additional Details

Runtime:
88 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Singapore:NC-16 | USA:TV-PG (cable rating) | Australia:PG | USA:PG
Company:
CIM more

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Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart is Wayne Wang's slice of life of Chinese widow and her American-raised grown daughter, 11 August 2007
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Author: tavm from Baton Rouge, La.

Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart is basically the touching story of a Chinese immigrant widow who becomes sad because she's told by a fortune teller that she would soon die, so she constantly reminds her last single daughter to marry and resolves to visit her homeland one last time. Kim Chew is the widow and her real-life daughter Laureen is the one who feels pressured to tie the knot. They both give good, wonderfully nuanced performances along with Victor Wong as the uncle who wants to marry Kim. Look for Amy Hill, who I remember as the Grandma in "All-American Girl", as one of the other married daughters and Joan Chen as one of the young mah-jong players. Director Wayne Wang provides exquisite Chinese-American atmosphere in the Chinatown setting of California. Plenty of subtle humorous touches throughout. Nothing more to say except if you want to experience the Chinese-American way of life on film, Dim Sum is as good a place to start as any.

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