Movie
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
20021h 56m6.8 / 10
A tailor-made love story.
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.
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Checked Sep 5, 2026
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress opened in theaters October 9, 2002. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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.
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More about Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Cast
Zhou XunLittle Seamstress
Chen KunLuo Min
Liu YeMa Jianling
Wang ShuangbaoHead of the Village
Cong ZhijunOld Tailor
Wang HongweiFour Eyes
Xiao XiongMother of Four Eyes
Zuohui TangOld Mill WorkerCredits
- Directed by
- Dai Sijie
- Written by
- Dai Sijie, Nadine Perront, Dai Sijie
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Chinese
- Original title
- 巴尔扎克与小裁缝
Production
- Les Films de la Suane
- Le Film
StudioCanalFrance
France 3 CinémaFrance
TF1 Films ProductionFrance
Canal+France
Themes
1970sbalzacbased on memoir or autobiographychinacultural revolutiondressmakerlove of one's lifemountain village