Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (2002)

Starring:
Zhou XunChen Kun, (more)
Director(s):
Dai Sijie
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
NR
Category:
Independent FilmsForeign
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Synopsis of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

Dai Sijie directs Balzac et La Petite Tailleuse Chinoise (The Little Chinese Seamstress), a film adaptation of his own best-selling autobiographical novel. Set in China during the Cultural Revolution of the 1970s, the story follows Luo (Chen Kun) and Ma (Liu Ye), two young men from the city who are sent to a mountain village for a re-education in Maoist principles. They work with the peasants under the supervision of the village head man (Wang Shuangbao), who considers their violin to be a symbol of the bourgeoisie. Luo and Ma both fall in love with the little Chinese seamstress (Ziiou Xun), the daughter of the tailor (Chung Zhijun), and they read her forbidden works of Western literature including French writers Balzac and Dumas. The conclusion finds the two men reminincing about their experiences 30 years later. Balzac et La Petite Tailleuse Chinoise premiered at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
111 mins

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Director(s):
Dai Sijie
Writer(s):
Dai SijieNadine Perront
Producer(s):
Lise Fayolles
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
NR
Categories:
ForeignIndependent Films
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