Dim Sum Funeral (Anna Chi, 2008): Canada

Reviewed by Linda Schad. Viewed at the 2009 Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Upstairs in the darkened bedroom of a stately Seattle mansion, sixty-something Mrs. Xiao (Lisa Lu) lies motionless in a large lavish bed. Downstairs, her faithful caretaker, companion and possibly only friend, Viola (Talia Shire) telephones each of Mrs. Xiao’s four adult children … Continue reading Dim Sum Funeral (Anna Chi, 2008): Canada