Dumplings (DVD)

...connoisseur of the expensive rejuvenating dumplings of the title. Aunt Mei's youth inducing dumplings have made her famous, and Mrs Lee, desperate to regain the failing attractions of her older wealthy husband (Tony Leung Ka Fai), who embarks on an affair with a much younger woman, is willing to devour the dumplings to secure her desires. Aunt Mei secures her secret ingredients by crossing the borders into mainland China. The secret ingredient is ...
...of the contents of the dumplings only reflect the shallow all consuming fear of age and the unknown future. Another major factor apparent in Chan's 'Dumplings' is the extreme class divide associated with China today. The wealthy have always fed (metaphorically speaking ie-hard labour) off the poor, and grown stronger on it. The collapsing block of urban flats where Mei resides is a stark contrast to Mrs Lee's luxurious hotel living whilst her lavish ...

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Cook Aunt Mei (Bai Ling) has found the secret of eternally youthful looks and she is the product of that. Set in Hong Kong, she travels regularly to mainland China to get aborted foetuses which she then uses as the special ingredient in her dumplings. Mrs Li (Miriam Yeung) is a failing actress who feels threatened by the loss of her youth and the loss of her (older and wealthy) husband's attention. She is prepared to pay Aunt Mei for her dumplings, ...
...that is five months or so along) as she realises her husband is having an affair with a young masseuse. However, Aunt Mei knows a young girl who wishes to have an abortion which meets all of Mrs Li's requirements and more and arranges to perform this. However, Mrs Li's obsession is causing her problems and things start to go wrong. I rented this film as I heard some good things about it, and certainly the premise is original and is fairly sensitively ...

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...Aunt Mei and her infamous dumplings that hold regenerative powers, allowing the consumer to gain prolonged (or possibly eternal) youth. She meets a new customer who remains the main character throughout the film, a Mrs Li, who tries to use the dumplings to regain her youth and hence the affections of her estranged husband. The next thing to know about this film is what the secret ingredient of the dumplings are. It's not really meant to be a secret ...
...the living proof that her dumplings work. What I found interesting about this was the way that she behaved. She carried herself like an older person might, free from the self-consciousness of youth and not caring about getting messy from flour etc. whilst making her dumplings, but was also young and full of energy and some youthlike habits. So that got me to wondering whether older people seem to have less energy than children do because their bodies ...

Pyrokeet 26.09.2006 (27.09.2006) · Read full review
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