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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

A tailor-made love story.

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.

Drama

Release: 2002-05-16Runtime: 116 minRating: 6.8 (72)

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

Qing-yun Fan

Doctor

Crew

Dai Sijie

Novel

Dai Sijie

Screenplay

Jean-Marie Dreujou

Jean-Marie Dreujou

Director of Photography

Dai Sijie

Director

Nadine Perront

Production Design

Pujian Wang

Original Music Composer

Julia Grégory

Editor

Bernard Lorain

Executive Producer

Luc Barnier

Luc Barnier

Editor

Tong Huamiao

Costume Design

Clips & Videos

The Little Chinese Seamstress Official Film Trailer

The Little Chinese Seamstress Official Film Trailer