
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Drama
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
Zhou Xun
Little Seamstress
Zhou Xun
Little Seamstress


Chen Kun
Chen Kun
Luo Min
Chen Kun
Luo Min


Liu Ye
Liu Ye
Ma Jianling
Liu Ye
Ma Jianling


Wang Shuangbao
Wang Shuangbao
Head of the Village
Wang Shuangbao
Head of the Village


Cong Zhijun
Cong Zhijun
Old Tailor
Cong Zhijun
Old Tailor


Wang Hongwei
Wang Hongwei
Four Eyes
Wang Hongwei
Four Eyes


Xiao Xiong
Xiao Xiong
Mother of Four Eyes
Xiao Xiong
Mother of Four Eyes


Zuohui Tang
Zuohui Tang
Old Mill Worker
Zuohui Tang
Old Mill Worker


Chen Tianyu
Chen Tianyu
Director of the Commune
Chen Tianyu
Director of the Commune
Qing-yun Fan
Qing-yun Fan
Doctor
Qing-yun Fan
Doctor
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