Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart (1985)

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Wayne Wang's follow-up to his low-budget success Chan Is Missing is a gentle, slice-of-life comedy about the shifting relationship between a widowed mother and her thirty-year-old unmarried daughter in San Francisco's Chinatown. Mrs. Tam (Kim Chew) lives with her youngest daughter Geraldine (Laureen Chew) -- her older children having already left home. Geraldine is a graduate student who wants to live on her own but tells herself that she should stay at home with her mother and her Uncle Tam (Victor Wong), a happy-go-lucky bartender who would like to marry Mrs. Tam if only Geraldine would just go away and get married. Mrs. Tam, convinced that she will die before she hits 62, wants to see her daughter married. But under the surface, Mrs. Tam likes Geraldine's presence in her house, Uncle Tam may not be serious about his marriage intentions, and Geraldine herself could possibly be using her mother as an excuse not to get married and have to assume responsibility. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Theatrical Feature Running Time:

87 mins

Complete Cast:

Director(s):

Wayne Wang

Writer(s):

Terrel Seltzer

Producer(s):

Wayne Wang, Danny Yung, Tom Sternberg

Theatrical MPAA Rating:

PG(Adult Language, Adult Situations, Suitable for Children)

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