CinemaOSMovie · 2002 · 1h 56m

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

A tailor-made love story.

68%(78)IMDbDramaRomance

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.

Directed byDai Sijie

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 56m
Language
ZH
Released
May 16, 2002
Studios
StudioCanalFrance 3 CinémaTF1 Films Production

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Trailers & teasers

1 video
The Little Chinese Seamstress Official Film Trailer

The Little Chinese Seamstress Official Film Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Dai Sijie
Written by
Dai Sijie
Nadine Perront
Produced by
Lise Fayolle

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