Dumplings

"You eat… that you are…"

2004 1h 31m CN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 269

Horror

Synopsis

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Aunt Mei's famous homemade dumplings provide amazing age-defying qualities popular with middle-aged women. But her latest customer, a fading actress, is determined to find out what the secret ingredient is.

“You eat… that you are…”

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Cast

Miriam Yeung Chin-Wah
Mrs. Lee
Bai Ling
Mei
Tony Leung Ka-fai
Mr. Lee
Pauline Lau
Masseuse
Meme Tian Pu-Jun
Connie
Miki Yeung Oi-Gan
Kate
Wong Siu-Foon
Kate's Mother
Wong Sum-Yuen
Old Hairdresser

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fruit Chan
Writers: Fruit Chan, Lilian Lee Bik-Wah
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Three Extremes Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fruit Chan, shot by Christopher Doyle. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Comfort Chan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Fruit Chan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Miriam Yeung Chin-Wah and Bai Ling and Tony Leung Ka-fai carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You eat… that you are…".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Fruit Chan directs. Christopher Doyle behind the camera. Comfort Chan scores. Fruit Chan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, Mandarin, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 22 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English.
3Part of the "Three Extremes Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Fruit Chan, shot by Christopher Doyle. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Comfort Chan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Fruit Chan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Miriam Yeung Chin-Wah and Bai Ling and Tony Leung Ka-fai carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "You eat… that you are…".
9IMDB entry: tt0472458 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Christopher Doyle
Original score: Comfort Chan
Editing: Fruit Chan
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: CN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Dumplings (2004)

Part of

Three Extremes Collection

An Asian cross-cultural trilogy of horror films from accomplished indie directors: Dumplings, directed by Fruit Chan of Hong Kong, Cut directed by Park Chan-Wook of Korea, and Box directed by Miike Takashi of Japan.