Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (2002)

  • NR
  • 10/09/2002 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 56m

A tailor-made love story.

Overview

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.

Dai Sijie

Director, Novel, Screenplay

Nadine Perront

Screenplay

Cast

Zhou Xun's headshot

Zhou Xun

Little Seamstress
Chen Kun's headshot

Chen Kun

Luo Min
Liu Ye's headshot

Liu Ye

Ma Jianling
Wang Shuangbao's headshot

Wang Shuangbao

Head of the Village
Cong Zhijun's headshot

Cong Zhijun

Old Tailor
Wang Hongwei's headshot

Wang Hongwei

Four Eyes
Xiao Xiong's headshot

Xiao Xiong

Mother of Four Eyes
Zuohui Tang's headshot

Zuohui Tang

Old Mill Worker

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