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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

2002·Drama·1h 56m
7.1
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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.
Directed by Dai Sijie
china
love of one's life
balzac
1970s
violin
mountain village
cultural revolution
dressmaker
based on memoir or autobiography
sichuan
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Cast

Zhou Xun
Zhou Xun
Little Seamstress
Chen Kun
Chen Kun
Luo Min
Liu Ye
Liu Ye
Ma Jianling
Wang Shuangbao
Wang Shuangbao
Head of the Village
Cong Zhijun
Cong Zhijun
Old Tailor
Wang Hongwei
Wang Hongwei
Four Eyes
Xiao Xiong
Xiao Xiong
Mother of Four Eyes
Zuohui Tang
Zuohui Tang
Old Mill Worker
Chen Tianyu
Chen Tianyu
Director of the Commune
Zhang Chenghe
Zhang Chenghe
Peasant
Xu Yukun
Xu Yukun
Peasant

Crew

Luc Barnier
Luc Barnier
Editor
Jean-Marie Dreujou
Jean-Marie Dreujou
Director of Photography

Popular Reviews

6 reviews
Lucas
Lucas
6.0★ · 05/29/21
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Good acting, great visuals. Story is fine but the movie doesn't manege to be anything beyond a well made movie. Fails to really captivate the viewer, but a fine movie non the less
Good acting, great visuals. Story is fine but the movie doesn't manege to be anything beyond a well made movie. Fails to really captivate the viewer, but a fine movie non the less
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margaux
margaux
7.0★ · 03/25/24
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Sebby
Sebby
6.0★ · 12/24/22
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Tanner V
Tanner V
8.0★ · 04/04/22
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Vy Hang
Vy Hang
6.0★ · 01/28/17
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