Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

2002

1h 56m

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6.8/10
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During the Cultural Revolution, two young men are sent to a remote mining village where they fall in love with the local tailor's beautiful granddaughter and discover a suitcase full of forbidden Western novels.

Directors

Writers

Dai Sijie(novel by)
Dai Sijie(screenplay by)
Nadine Perront(screenplay by)
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Zhou Xun
Little Seamstress
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Chen Kun
Luo Min
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Liu Ye
Ma Jianling
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Wang Shuangbao
Head of the Village
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Cong Zhijun
Old Tailor
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Wang Hongwei
Four Eyes
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Xiao Xiong
Mother of Four Eyes
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Zuohui Tang
Old Mill Worker
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Chen Tianyu
Director of the Commune
Jie Min
Peasant
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Xu Yukun
Peasant
Lia Mei
Female Villager
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Jing Fang
Female Villager
Li Peng
Female Villager
Heng Fei Zhao
Female Villager
Yao Liu
Female Villager

Directors

Writers

Dai Sijie(novel by)
Dai Sijie(screenplay by)
Nadine Perront(screenplay by)

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Release date

May 16, 2002 (United States)

Country of origin

China

Language

Mandarin

Production companies

Les Films de la Suane
Le Film

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