Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

(2002)Directed by Dai Sijie116 minDrama
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.

Zhou Xunas Little Seamstress
Chen Kunas Luo Min
Liu Yeas Ma Jianling
Wang Shuangbaoas Head of the Village
Cong Zhijunas Old Tailor
Wang Hongweias Four Eyes
Xiao Xiongas Mother of Four Eyes
Zuohui Tangas Old Mill Worker
Chen Tianyuas Director of the Commune
Qing-yun Fanas Doctor
Jie Minas Peasant
Zhang Chengheas Peasant
Xu Yukunas Peasant
Lia Meias Female Villager
Jing Fangas Female Villager
Li Pengas Female Villager
Heng Fei Zhaoas Female Villager
Yao Liuas Female Villager
Yulin Chenas Female Villager
Chun Hua Xuas Female Villager
Fang Zong Zhaoas Female Villager
Wa Suas Head of the Village's Daughter-in-Law
Quilène Boileuxas Airport Shop Assistant
Dandan Yangas Mrs. Lao