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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

A tailor-made love story.
May 16, 2002 1h 56m
6.8
69 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Companies Les Films de la Suane, Le Film
Countries China, France
Keywords china, love of one's life, balzac, 1970s, violin, mountain village, cultural revolution, dressmaker, based on memoir or autobiography, sichuan
Zhou Xun

Zhou Xun

Little Seamstress
Liu Ye

Liu Ye

Ma Jianling
Wang Shuangbao

Wang Shuangbao

Head of the Village
Cong Zhijun

Cong Zhijun

Old Tailor
Xiao Xiong

Xiao Xiong

Mother of Four Eyes
Zuohui Tang

Zuohui Tang

Old Mill Worker
Chen Tianyu

Chen Tianyu

Director of the Commune
Jie Min

Jie Min

Peasant
Lia Mei

Lia Mei

Female Villager
Jing Fang

Jing Fang

Female Villager
Li Peng

Li Peng

Female Villager
Heng Fei Zhao

Heng Fei Zhao

Female Villager
Yao Liu

Yao Liu

Female Villager
Yulin Chen

Yulin Chen

Female Villager
Chun Hua Xu

Chun Hua Xu

Female Villager
Fang Zong Zhao

Fang Zong Zhao

Female Villager
Wa Su

Wa Su

Head of the Village's Daughter-in-Law
Quilène Boileux

Quilène Boileux

Airport Shop Assistant
Guy-Pierre Bennet

Guy-Pierre Bennet

Journalist (voice)
Wei Chen

Wei Chen

Wife of the Head of the Village