Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
by Sijie Dai
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Actor: Kun Chen, Shuangbao Wang, Xun Zhou, Ye Liu, Zhijun CongDirector: Sijie Dai
Cinematographer: Jean-Marie Dreujou
Writer: Sijie Dai
Producer: Bernard Lorain
Producer: Lise Fayolle
Producer: Pujian Wang
Producer: Wang Zhebin
Writer: Nadine Perront
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Cantonese (Original Language); French (Original Language); English (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 110 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-11-29
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: First Run Features
Movie Reviews of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Movie Review: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress is a film well worth watching.
Summary: 5 Stars
Sijie Dai's film has been commented on here by many so i will not bore you with the details. As a true student of film all of my life i try to view as many films as i can from as many varied sources as i can. to date i have now seen over 100 films from china and i would certainly rate this one in the top 10%.
not all films can be all things to all people, but this one comes as close as you can get in my opinion because there is a great balance between all the elements that make up a film - story line, characters, setting, time frame, director, actors, cinematography, educational & artistic value, et al. it is also a great educational film for those of us in the west who may not have such a good idea of what went on in China at that time.
i feel this film helps bring us all closer together and i have sent copies to my mother and friends because i think it is that good and well worth watching.
Summary of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Breath-taking, funny, erotic and altogether bewitching!" - ELLE MAGAZINE "A jewel of a movie!" - WASHINGTON POST "Sweet, funny, sad and profound!"- SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE "Exquisite! A love song to great literature."- LOS ANGELES TIMES Based on the best-selling novel set during China's cultural revolution, this acclaimed film is about two young men, university students, who are sent to a remote mountain village for a Maoist re-education, to purge them of their decadent Western education. Amid the back-breaking work and stifling ignorance of the community, the local beauties are the only respite from their miserable life. But none compare to the granddaughter of the region's tailor. With a secret cache of forbidden books, they set about to woo her.Art House & International DVD Video
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