by Sijie Dai · DeAPlaneta · DVD · EAN 8421466529447
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«Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress» is the movie by Dai Sijie (2003), starring Xun Zhou, Kun Chen and Ye Liu, on DVD.
In 1970s China, two teenagers are sent to a remote village for re-education during the Cultural Revolution. After meeting the young seamstress, the boys steal a suitcase of banned Western novels by authors such as Balzac, Hugo and Dickens. The discovery opens up a world of ideas and aspirations amid repression.
The movie runs 116 minutes, with audio in Chinese and Spanish in Dolby Digital 5.1. DVD region 2, suitable for all audiences.
Aimed at lovers of historical drama and literary adaptations about censorship, friendship and the power of books.
