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Title:
Dim sum [DVD video] : a little bit of heart
Edition:
DVD edition.
Publication Date:
2023
Publication Information:
[New York, NY] : The Criterion Collection, [2023]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Abstract:
Wayne Wang's follow-up to his watershed indie Chan Is Missing is a family portrait that gracefully combines the director's signature gentle humanism and eye for poignant detail. Offering another fresh perspective on San Francisco's Chinese American community, Wang takes a bittersweet look at the generational pas de deux between an aging immigrant widow and her devoted daughter, torn between filial duty and her desires.
General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1985.
Wide screen.
Essay by Brian Hu on folded inserted in container.
Special features: 2022 conversation between Wang and filmmaker and film scholar Arthur Dong; 2004 interview with Laureen Chew, discussing her family, the genesis of the film, and her role as Geraldine.
Performers:
Laureen Chew, Kim Chew, Victor Wong, Ida F.O. Chung, Cora Miao, John Nishio, Joan Chen.
Technical Details:
DVD, wide screen; PCM mono.
Language:
English
eng chi eng chi
Additional Language:
English and Cantonese dialogue; optional English subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
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