Drama · China · 2002 · 1h 56m

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

巴尔扎克与小裁缝

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress poster
Director
Dai Sijie
Cast
Zhou Xun as Little Seamstress Chen Kun as Luo Min Liu Ye as Ma Jianling Wang Shuangbao as Head of the Village Cong Zhijun as Old Tailor Wang Hongwei as Four Eyes
Crew
Jean-Marie Dreujou — Director of Photography Julia Grégory — Editor Luc Barnier — Editor Pujian Wang — Original Music Composer Dai Sijie — Screenplay Nadine Perront — Screenplay
Tagline

A tailor-made love story.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
chinalove of one's lifebalzac1970sviolinmountain villagecultural revolutiondressmakerbased on memoir or autobiographysichuan
Key Collaborators
Dai Sijie Director Jean-Marie Dreujou Director of Photography Julia Grégory Editor Luc Barnier Editor Pujian Wang Original Music Composer Dai Sijie Screenplay Nadine Perront Screenplay Dai Sijie Novel Lise Fayolle Producer Nadine Perront Production Design Cao Juiping Production Design Tong Huamiao Costume Design
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