Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

Dai Sijie
2002-05-16

A tailor-made love story.
6.8
116 min

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

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