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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (2002)

"A tailor-made love story."

6.8/10 1h 56m May 16, 2002
Drama

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title 巴尔扎克与小裁缝
Original Language ZH
Status Released
Popularity 0.5

Cast

Zhou Xun
Zhou Xun
Little Seamstress
Popularity: 2.1
Chen Kun
Chen Kun
Luo Min
Popularity: 2.2
Liu Ye
Liu Ye
Ma Jianling
Popularity: 1.5
Wang Shuangbao
Wang Shuangbao
Head of the Village
Popularity: 1.4
Cong Zhijun
Cong Zhijun
Old Tailor
Popularity: 0.1
Wang Hongwei
Wang Hongwei
Four Eyes
Popularity: 0.4
Xiao Xiong
Xiao Xiong
Mother of Four Eyes
Popularity: 0.5
Zuohui Tang
Zuohui Tang
Old Mill Worker
Popularity: 0.2
Chen Tianyu
Chen Tianyu
Director of the Commune
Popularity: 3.4
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Qing-yun Fan
Doctor
Popularity: 0.0
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Jie Min
Peasant
Zhang Chenghe
Zhang Chenghe
Peasant
Popularity: 0.9

Key Crew

Screenplay Dai Sijie, Nadine Perront
Director Dai Sijie
Editor Julia Grégory, Luc Barnier
Executive Producer Bernard Lorain, Pujian Wang, Wang Zhebin
Producer Lise Fayolle

Production

Les Films de la Suane
Le Film

Videos & Trailers

The Little Chinese Seamstress Official Film Trailer
The Little Chinese Seamstress Official Film Trailer
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Keywords

china love of one's life balzac 1970s violin mountain village cultural revolution dressmaker based on memoir or autobiography sichuan

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Details
Release Date May 16, 2002
Runtime 1h 56m
Language ZH
Status Released
Popularity 0.5
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