Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

Theatrical Release Date: 2005 08 26 (USA - Limited)

UPC: 843171005784

Studio: Empire Pictures

Summary: Dai Sijie directs Balzac et La Petite Tailleuse Chinoise (The Little Chinese Seamstress), a film adaptation of his own best-selling autobiographical novel. Set in China during the Cultural Revolution of the 1970s, the story follows Luo (Chen Kun) and Ma (Liu Ye), two young men from the city who are sent to a mountain village for a re-education in Maoist principles. They work with the peasants under the supervision of the village head man (Wang Shuangbao), who considers their violin to be a symbol of the bourgeoisie. Luo and Ma both fall in love with the little Chinese seamstress (Ziiou Xun), the daughter of the tailor (Chung Zhijun), and they read her forbidden works of Western literature including French writers Balzac and Dumas. The conclusion finds the two men reminincing about their experiences 30 years later. Balzac et La Petite Tailleuse Chinoise premiered at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

Category: Comedy Drama

Awards: Best Foreign Language Film – null Best Foreign Language Film – National Board of Review Best Foreign Language Film – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

Format: DVD

Release Date: 11/29/2005

Audio: DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo

Runtime: 111 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Subtitles: English

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Balzac and the Little Chinese Princess
1. You'll Eat Cabbage And Corn [10:25]
2. A Real Little Paradise [8:57]
3. Four Eyes [10:52]
4. Let's Steal It [10:07]
5. Let Her Do It [9:50]
6. Balzac Is Right [6:47]
7. Don't Panic [2:27]
8. He's Got A Book [11:08]
9. Be Brave [9:23]
10. Which Bird Rises Up? [7:20]
11. Who Changed You? [9:46]
12. Credits [6:01]

Cast and Crew: Zhang Heng  Actor 
Zhao Hengfei  Actor 
Xiao Ziong  Actor 
Xiao Xiung  Actor 
Fang Jing  Actor 
Yang Dandan  Actor 
Mei Ling  Actor 
Min Jie  Actor 
Zhao Fang Zong  Actor 
Su Wa  Actor 
Chen Tianlu  Actor 
Chen Yulin  Actor 
Mei Lina  Actor 
Guy-Pierre Bennet  Actor 
Tang Zuohul  Actor 
Liu Yao  Actor 
Mi Jie  Actor 
Chen Wei  Actor 
Peng Li  Actor 
Xu Yukum  Actor 
Quiléne Boileux  Actor 
Fan Qing-Yun  Actor 
Xu Chunhua  Actor 
Bernard Lorain  Executive Producer 
Dai Sijie  Director 
Dai Sijie  Screenwriter 
Lise Fayolles  Producer 
Nadine Perront  Screenwriter 
Wang Zhebin  Executive Producer 
Wang Pujian  Executive Producer 
Wang Pujian  Composer (Music Score) 
Zhou Xun  Actor 
Chen Kun  Actor 
Liu Ye  Actor 
Wang Shuangbao  Actor 
Chung Zhijun  Actor 
Wang Hong Wei  Actor 

Country: China,France