云吞小姐 / Miss Wonton (2001)

　　An immigrant trying to make a new life for herself in America discovers her old life is following close behind in this independent drama. Ah Na (Amy Ting) was born and raised in a Chinese village where her desire to challenge the norms led to ugliness and violence, so she decides to emigrate to the United States in hopes of starting over. Ah Na finds a job at Buddha's Happiness, a Chinese restaurant run and staffed by fellow Chinese expatriates, but her tiny shared apartment and long working hours do not afford her much more freedom than she knew in China. One day, Ah Na stumbles upon "the Golden Palace," a section of Grand Central Station where other women from China hang out to talk, share gossip, and try to catch the eye of American men. In time, Ah Na strikes up a relationship with one such man (James Burns) who, unfortunately, turns out to be married; her new relationship is looked upon with scorn by her co-workers, and when Ah Na's mother decides to come to the United States, she must scramble to come up with a likely cover for the lie that she lives in a fine home in the suburbs. Miss Wonton was the debut feature from writer and director Meng Ong; the film was screened in competition at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

　　译文(2): 一个移民试图在美国开始新的生活，却发现自己的旧生活紧随其后。阿娜(丁艾米饰)出生在中国的一个村庄，在那里她想挑战规范的愿望导致了丑陋和暴力，所以她决定移民到美国，希望重新开始。阿娜在一家名为“幸福佛像”的中国餐馆找到了一份工作，这家餐馆的老板和员工都是中国的外籍人士，但她的小公寓和长时间的工作时间并没有给她带来比她在中国所知道的更多的自由。一天，阿娜偶然发现了“黄金宫”，这是中央车站的一个区域，其他中国女人在这里闲逛，聊天，分享八卦，试图吸引美国男人的眼球。后来，阿娜和一个这样的男人(詹姆斯 · 伯恩斯饰)建立了关系，不幸的是，这个男人已经结婚了; 她的新关系被同事们鄙视，当阿娜的母亲决定来美国时，她必须努力想办法掩盖住在郊区一个漂亮的家里的谎言。《云吞小姐》为编剧兼导演孟翁的处女作，并于二○○一年的圣丹斯电影节比赛中放映。~ Mark Deming，Rovi