Movie

Eat a Bowl of Tea

1989 · 102 min

A quiet, bittersweet immersion into a tight-knit community, where private struggles play out under the weight of collective expectation.

Tagline: A taste of life in America.
Overview: An American-Chinese man brings over his wife from China to America, but the challenges of making a living and adjusting to a new life, plus the attentions of a gambler threaten their marriage.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, identity, immigration, love
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
immigration
love
betrayal
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild