Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart

Summary 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? View more details

Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart

Directed : Wayne Wang

Written : Terrel Seltzer

Stars : Victor Wong Laureen Chew Kim Chew Ida F.O. Chung

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Genres : Comedy Drama

Release date : Aug 8, 1985

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English Cantonese

Filming locations : Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA

Production companies : CIM Project A Partnership

Summary 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? View more details

Details

Genres : Comedy Drama

Release date : Aug 8, 1985

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English Cantonese

Filming locations : Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA

Production companies : CIM Project A Partnership

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