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The story revolves around two young Chinese boys of bourgeois background who were sent to a remote village in Sichuan province for three years of re-education during the Cultural Revolution. They both fell in love with a beautiful local girl, granddaughter of an old tailor and known to everyone as the "Little Seamstress". During those years of intellectual oppression, the three found solace and liberation in a collection of banned translated novels by Western authors, among whom their favourite was Balzac. The film explores the themes of youth, love, and freedom in those dark times in China. ~~ Adapted from the 2000 semi-autobiographical novel of the same title by Dai. Edit Translation

  • English
  • magyar / magyar nyelv
  • dansk
  • Norsk
  • Country: China
  • Type: Movie
  • Release Date: May 16, 2002
  • Duration: 1 hr. 50 min.
  • Score: 7.4 (scored by 176 users)
  • Ranked: #6485
  • Popularity: #14073
  • Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

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Clemi-chan
4 people found this review helpful
May 18, 2013
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 6.0
The story was good, but the end was a bit weird and unexpected (as it's often the case in chinese movies). I liked the love story, but I sometimes didn't understand the characters, which is a bit sad. Anyway, the actors are great and the music is beautiful. It gave me a new view of Balzac's work, which is very beautiful indeed, and shows the condition of people at that period of time, so I think it's really interesting. It's not exactly the movie to watch if you want to have fun, but it's good!
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  • Movie: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
  • Country: China
  • Release Date: May 16, 2002
  • Duration: 1 hr. 50 min.
  • Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

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  • Score: 7.4 (scored by 176 users)
  • Ranked: #6485
  • Popularity: #14073
  • Watchers: 397

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