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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

# A tailor-made love story.
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.
🌏 Languages Available: Mandarin
📆 Date Released: 2002-05-16
⌚ Running Time: 116 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.8

Beloved Cast

Zhou Xun original image
Little Seamstress
Zhou Xun
Chen Kun original image
Luo Min
Chen Kun
Ye Liu original image
Ma Jianling
Ye Liu
Wang Shuangbao original image
Head of the Village
Wang Shuangbao
Cong Zhijun original image
Old Tailor
Cong Zhijun
Wang Hongwei original image
Four Eyes
Wang Hongwei
Xiao Xiong original image
Mother of Four Eyes
Xiao Xiong
Zuohui Tang original image
Old Mill Worker
Zuohui Tang
Chen Tianyu original image
Director of the Commune
Chen Tianyu
Qing-yun Fan original image
Doctor
Qing-yun Fan
Jie Min original image
Peasant
Jie Min
Zhang Chenghe original image
Peasant
Zhang Chenghe
Xu Yukun original image
Peasant
Xu Yukun
Lia Mei original image
Female Villager
Lia Mei
Jing Fang original image
Female Villager
Jing Fang
Li Peng original image
Female Villager
Li Peng
Heng Fei Zhao original image
Female Villager
Heng Fei Zhao
Yao Liu original image
Female Villager
Yao Liu
Yulin Chen original image
Female Villager
Yulin Chen
Chun Hua Xu original image
Female Villager
Chun Hua Xu
Fang Zong Zhao original image
Female Villager
Fang Zong Zhao
Wa Su original image
Head of the Village's Daughter-in-Law
Wa Su
Quilène Boileux original image
Airport Shop Assistant
Quilène Boileux
Dandan Yang original image
Mrs. Lao
Dandan Yang
Guy-Pierre Bennet original image
Journalist (voice)
Guy-Pierre Bennet
Wei Chen original image
Wife of the Head of the Village
Wei Chen

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