Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

A tailor-made love story. 2002-05-16 China, France 116 minutes.

6.82 76 votes

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

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Overview

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.

Year 2002

Studio Les Films de la Suane, Le Film, StudioCanal, France 3 Cinéma, TF1 Films Production, Canal+, Bac Films, CNC, China Film Group Corporation

Director Dai Sijie

Crew Dai Sijie (Novel), Dai Sijie (Screenplay), Jean-Marie Dreujou (Director of Photography), Dai Sijie (Director), Nadine Perront (Production Design), Pujian Wang (Original Music Composer)

Popularity 2

Language 普通话, Français

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