Last Holiday (2006)
Upon learning of a terminal illness, a shy woman decides to sell all her possessions and live it up at a posh Central European hotel
The Center of the World (2001)
A successful computer engineer meets a stripper in a cafe He offers her 10,000 and she offers three days and nights of no penetration in Vegas
Maid in Manhattan 2002
A Senatorial candidate falls for a hotel maid, thinking she is a socialite, when he sees her trying on a wealthy womans dress
The Joy Luck Club 1993
The life histories of four East Asian women and their daughters reflect and guide each other
Because of WinnDixie (2005)
A mischievous dog befriends a lonely young girl in a new town and helps her make new friends
Anywhere But Here (1999)
A mother and daughter search for success in Beverly Hills
Chinese Box (1997)
The story of Hong Kong, from New Years Day to June 30th, 1997, when the British left their colony and turned it over to the Peoples Republic of China
Strangers (1992)
Erotic anthology mini series about Americans in Paris turned TV movie that consists of three unrelated episodes each created by different notable director and cast The mini seriesTV movie was followed by a short lived TV series
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011)
A story set in nineteenth century China and focusing on the life long friendship between two girls who develop their own secret code as a way to contend with the rigid social norms imposed on women
While the Women Are Sleeping (2016)
While vacationing with his wife, a writer Hidetoshi Nishijima begins following another man Takeshi Kitano and woman Shiori Kutsuna who are guests at the resort hotel where he stays
Smoke (1995)
A Brooklyn smoke shop is the center of neighborhood activity, and the stories of its customers
Eat a Bowl of Tea (1989)
A study in culture bridging, including a new US born husband, trying to work within the traditional ways, a new China born wife, eager to join the dream of America, two family minded fathers, lots of gender related social bifur
Blue in the Face (1995)
Brooklyn Cigar Store is a neighborhood hangout in Brooklyn with Auggie WrenH Keitel as center Some people are interviewed about Brooklyn, spiced up with statistics on Brooklyn
Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive (1989)
A man is hired by a group of people he believes to be gangsters to escort a briefcase from America to Hong Kong When he arrives, however, his contact is nowhere to be found With no further instructions, he decides to take in the si
Dim Sum A Little Bit of Heart (1985)
In San Francisco, an immigrant widow welcomes the new year with some unhappiness shes sixty two now, she wants to make a trip to China to pay last respects to her ancestors, a fortune teller has told her this is the year shell
Chan Is Missing (1982)
Two cab drivers search San Franciscos Chinatown for the mysterious Chan, who disappeared with their 4000