

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Original Title: “巴尔扎克与小裁缝”
“A tailor-made love story.”
Overview
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.
Top Cast

Zhou Xun
Little Seamstress

Chen Kun
Luo Min

Liu Ye
Ma Jianling

Wang Shuangbao
Head of the Village

Cong Zhijun
Old Tailor

Wang Hongwei
Four Eyes

Xiao Xiong
Mother of Four Eyes

Zuohui Tang
Old Mill Worker

Chen Tianyu
Director of the Commune
Qing-yun Fan
Doctor
Jie Min
Peasant

Zhang Chenghe
Peasant
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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