Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart

Name: Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1985-08-09
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Laureen Chew, Kim Chew, Victor Wong, Ida F.O. Chung, Cora Miao

1985·Comedy·1h 27m

7.1

★

San Francisco's Richmond District. A widow welcomes the Chinese New Year. 62 years old, 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's boyfriend lives in Los Angeles and she's not sure she's ready for marriage, nor does she want to leave her mother alone in her declining years. Mrs. Tan's cheerful brother-in-law, Uncle Tam, tries to help out.

Directed by Wayne Wang

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Cast

Laureen Chew

Geraldine Tam

Victor Wong

Uncle Tam

Cora Miao

Julia

Amy Hill

Amy Tam

Joan Chen

Young M.J. Player

Crew

Wayne Wang

Director

Todd Boekelheide

Original Music Composer

Wayne Wang

Producer

David DeCoteau

Sound Effects Editor

Michael Silvers

Dialogue Editor

Popular Reviews

12 reviews

mariel

7.0★ · 05/24/26

cute ozu-inspired film. I just love the lived-in, family home video vibe of this. the acting can be awkward at times, but the relatability in the characters and their raw vulnerability is what makes this. I think I enjoyed chan is missing a little more, but still a very nice blind buy

Olvaggar

9.0★ · 03/03/26

A metà del film c'è un non molto sottile riferimento a Ozu, e per il resto del film capisci perché sia stato tirato in ballo. Bellissima storia madre-figlia che ha quegli effluvi Ozu-eschi che tanto amo e che qui sono, se possibile, più concentrati sul quotidiano e il superfluo.

Tristan

6.0★ · 01/16/26

Giving up on cooking and going to McDonald's has been a universal experience for generations.

6.0★ · 12/24/25

Warm

Jonathan Snee

One of the most beautiful final scenes in a movie ever. Would kill for another 90 minutes of Mrs Tam in China.