Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (2002)

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (2002)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 2002-05-16 China, France 116 Min. PG-13
6.8 69 votes
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.

Cast

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