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Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart (1985)
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Writer:
Terrel Seltzer (writer)
Release Date:
9 August 1985 (USA) 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
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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 more (3 total)
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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88 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Singapore:NC-16 | USA:TV-PG (cable rating) | Australia:PG | USA:PG
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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.