Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

A tailor-made love story.

2002•1h 56m•

★6.8(70 ratings)

Drama

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.

Director

Dai Sijie

Writers

Dai Sijie, Nadine Perront

Watchlist

Main Cast

Zhou Xun

Little Seamstress

Chen Kun

Luo Min

Liu Ye

Ma Jianling

Wang Shuangbao

Head of the Village

Cong Zhijun

Old Tailor

Wang Hongwei

Four Eyes

Main Cast

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Movie Information

Original Title:

巴尔扎克与小裁缝

Status:

Released

Language:

普通话

Production Companies:

Les Films de la Suane

Le Film

Main Cast

Zhou Xun

Little Seamstress

Chen Kun

Luo Min

Liu Ye

Ma Jianling

Wang Shuangbao

Head of the Village

Cong Zhijun

Old Tailor

Wang Hongwei

Four Eyes

🗣️ Language Support

Available in Your Region (US):

🇺🇸 English

All Available Languages:

🇳🇱 Dutch1 region

🇺🇸 English1 region

🇫🇷 French1 region

🇩🇪 German1 region

🇮🇹 Italian1 region

🇯🇵 Japanese1 region

🇨🇳 Mandarin2 regions

🇵🇱 Polish1 region

🇵🇹 Portuguese2 regions

🇪🇸 Spanish1 region