Stars: Miriam Yeung, Bai Ling, Tony Leung Kar Fai

Director: Fruit Chan

Summary: A former TV star afraid of facing middle age visits a mysterious chef whose recipe for dumplings helps women look and feel younger. But what is the secret ingredient in the dumplings?

A former TV star and now wife of a prominent businessman desperate to keep her looks learns of a mysterious chef whose dumplings are said to make women appear more youthful. But what is the secret ingredient in the dumplings and at what cost has it been devised? Miriam Yeung Chin-Wah puts in a fantastic performance as the vain and fearful Ching, scared of growing old and unattractive now that she has married a rich businessman. The superb cinematography by regular Wong Kar Wai collaborator Christopher Doyle (INFERNAL AFFAIRS, THE QUIET AMERICAN) adds a slick edge to the film that has a grim, disturbing subject matter. Expanding on the short film also entitled DUMPLINGS that comprised a section of THREE…EXTREMES, the acclaimed Hong Kong director Fruit Chan has made a stylish and sinister film that takes a look at society’s obsession with youth and the morality and vanity of one woman as she attempts to regain her youth and physical beauty. Chan further cements his reputation as a leading light in Asian cinema with a subtle and restrained film that also manages to be highly disturbing and thought-provoking.

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Aspect Ratio:	1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	Mandarin, Cantonese
Region:	Region 0
Special Features:	Making Of Featurette,, Original Theatrical Trailer,, Tartan Trailer Reel,, Film Notes,, Scene Selection
Subtitles:	English
Year:	2004
Release Date:	July 24, 2006
Runtime:	91 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	T V D 3591
Keywords:	General, Horror, Occult, Dumplings
Genre:	Horror/Occult