Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

1h 56min

Drama

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.

Production Companies

Les Films de la Suane

Le Film

Cast

Zhou Xun

Zhou Xun

Little Seamstress
Chen Kun

Chen Kun

Luo Min
Liu Ye

Liu Ye

Ma Jianling
Wang Shuangbao

Wang Shuangbao

Head of the Village
Cong Zhijun

Cong Zhijun

Old Tailor
Wang Hongwei

Wang Hongwei

Four Eyes
Xiao Xiong

Xiao Xiong

Mother of Four Eyes
Zuohui Tang

Zuohui Tang

Old Mill Worker
Chen Tianyu

Chen Tianyu

Director of the Commune
Jie Min

Jie Min

Peasant
Xu Yukun

Xu Yukun

Peasant
Lia Mei

Lia Mei

Female Villager
Jing Fang

Jing Fang

Female Villager
Li Peng

Li Peng

Female Villager
Heng Fei Zhao

Heng Fei Zhao

Female Villager
Yao Liu

Yao Liu

Female Villager
Yulin Chen

Yulin Chen

Female Villager
Chun Hua Xu

Chun Hua Xu

Female Villager
Fang Zong Zhao

Fang Zong Zhao

Female Villager
Wa Su

Wa Su

Head of the Village's Daughter-in-Law
Quilène Boileux

Quilène Boileux

Airport Shop Assistant
Dandan Yang

Dandan Yang

Mrs. Lao
Guy-Pierre Bennet

Guy-Pierre Bennet

Journalist (voice)
Wei Chen

Wei Chen

Wife of the Head of the Village

Release date

16th May 2002

Status

Released

Spoken languages

普通话