Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
A tailor-made love story.
A tailor-made love story.
Drama, Romance
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2002
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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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Details
Runtime:
116 min
Release date:
16 May 2002
Country:
CN, FR
Languages:
Chinese, French
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win & 9 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
The ethereal private moments and inspired passages are beautifully shot by Jean-Marie Dreujou, but Dai never quite organizes the material dramatically, and the tone is too often jagged and disruptive.
– Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Reader,
18 Mar 2010
fresh:
The film is episodic, and most of the scenes are evocative and charming.
– Richard Nilsen,
Arizona Republic,
12 Jan 2006
fresh:
[A] tribute to the transforming power of books.
– Eleanor Ringel Gillespie,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
23 Nov 2005
fresh:
A nifty little film about the powers of culture and the humanities.
– Chris Vognar,
Dallas Morning News,
17 Nov 2005
fresh:
[A] charmer.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
11 Nov 2005