Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

Film Description

A beguiling love story set during the 1970s cultural revolution and based on Dai Sijie's autobiographical novel of the same name. Two bourgeois men from the city are sent to a mountain village for 're-education'. They discover a hidden cache of books by western writers and the pair transmit their love of art and literature to the knowledge-hungry local seamstress.

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• Contemporary Film / Comedy
• Contemporary Film / Drama
• Contemporary Film / Romance
• World Cinema / Europe
• World Cinema / France
• World Cinema / Asia
• World Cinema / China
• Comedy / Romance
• Comedy / Drama

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DVD Extras

• Making-of featurette
• Interviews
• Cast & crew biographies
• Stills gallery
• Trailer reel.

Film Details

Director	Dai Sijie
Year	2002
Country	Asia, Europe, China, France

Cast

Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, Cong Zhijun

Technical Details

Certificate	12
Length	110 mins
Label	OPTIM
Format	DVD Colour
Region	2
Cat No	OPTD0041
Main Language	MANDARIN
Subtitles	English

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