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

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (2002)

Poster for Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Dai Sijie
  • Profile picture of Zhou Xun
    Little Seamstress Zhou Xun
  • Profile picture of Chen Kun
    Luo Min Chen Kun
  • Profile picture of Liu Ye
    Ma Jianling Liu Ye
  • Profile picture of Wang Shuangbao
    Head of the Village Wang Shuangbao
  • Profile picture of Cong Zhijun
    Old Tailor Cong Zhijun
  • Profile picture of Wang Hongwei
    Four Eyes Wang Hongwei
  • Profile picture of Xiao Xiong
    Mother of Four Eyes Xiao Xiong
  • Profile picture of Zuohui Tang
    Old Mill Worker Zuohui Tang

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Keywords

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