Williamsburg Regional Library

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

Label
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Oclc number
985920603
resource.otherEventInformation
Originally produced by First Run Features in 2002
Runtime
106
Summary
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
Technique
live action
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