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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

2002116 min 6.8 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

“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.

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Release / first air2002-05-16
Original languageZH
GenresDrama, Romance
DirectorDai Sijie
WriterDai Sijie
BudgetNot available
RevenueNot available
ProductionLes Films de la Suane, Le Film

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10 cast members
Zhou XunZhou XunLittle Seamstress
Chen KunChen KunLuo Min
Liu YeLiu YeMa Jianling
Wang ShuangbaoWang ShuangbaoHead of the Village
Cong ZhijunCong ZhijunOld Tailor
Wang HongweiWang HongweiFour Eyes
Xiao XiongXiao XiongMother of Four Eyes
Zuohui TangZuohui TangOld Mill Worker
Chen TianyuChen TianyuDirector of the Commune
Qing-yun FanQing-yun FanDoctor

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#china#love of one's life#balzac#1970s#violin#mountain village#cultural revolution#dressmaker#based on memoir or autobiography#sichuan

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