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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (2002)

1h 56m · 16 May 2002

A tailor-made love story.

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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.

Movie ID13820
GenreDrama, Romance
DirectorDai Sijie
Main castZhou Xun, Chen Kun, Liu Ye, Wang Shuangbao, Cong Zhijun, Wang Hongwei, Xiao Xiong, Zuohui Tang
Release date16 May 2002
Release year2002
LanguageMandarin
Duration116 min (1h 56m)
Rating6.8 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseLes Films de la Suane

Director: Dai Sijie
Writers: Dai Sijie, Nadine Perront

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Zhou XunLittle Seamstress Chen KunLuo Min Liu YeMa Jianling Wang ShuangbaoHead of the Village Cong ZhijunOld Tailor
Wang HongweiFour Eyes
Xiao XiongMother of Four Eyes Zuohui TangOld Mill Worker Chen TianyuDirector of the Commune
Qing-yun FanDoctor
Jie MinPeasant
Zhang ChenghePeasant Xu YukunPeasant
Lia MeiFemale Villager
Jing FangFemale Villager
Li PengFemale Villager
Heng Fei ZhaoFemale Villager
Yao LiuFemale Villager
Yulin ChenFemale Villager
Chun Hua XuFemale Villager

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