Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
6.8
69 Reviews
2002
1h 56min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
16 May 2002
Runtime
1h 56min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
Mandarin
Production
Les Films de la Suane, Le Film
Cast
Zhou Xun
Little Seamstress
Chen Kun
Luo Min
Liu Ye
Ma Jianling
Wang Shuangbao
Head of the Village
Cong Zhijun
Old Tailor
Wang Hongwei
Four Eyes
Xiao Xiong
Mother of Four Eyes
Zuohui Tang
Old Mill Worker
Chen Tianyu
Director of the Commune
Qing-yun Fan
Doctor
Jie Min
Peasant
Zhang Chenghe
Peasant
Xu Yukun
Peasant
Lia Mei
Female Villager
Jing Fang
Female Villager
Li Peng
Female Villager
Heng Fei Zhao
Female Villager
Yao Liu
Female Villager
Yulin Chen
Female Villager
Chun Hua Xu
Female Villager
Fang Zong Zhao
Female Villager
Wa Su
Head of the Village's Daughter-in-Law
Quilène Boileux
Airport Shop Assistant
Dandan Yang
Mrs. Lao
Guy-Pierre Bennet
Journalist (voice)
Wei Chen
Wife of the Head of the Village
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