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041			_achi _beng _hchi _jeng
046			_k2002
050			_aPN1997 _b.X536 2002
100			_aSijie Dai
240			_aBalzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
245			_aXiao Cai Feng _bBalzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress _cSijie Dai _h[videorecording]=
246			_aBalzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
260			_aChina _aFrance _c2002 _bLes Productions Internationales Le Film
300			_a1 videodisc (ca. 111 min.) _bsound, color. _c4 3/4 in.
500			_aBased on the 2000 semi-autobiographical novel "Balzac et la petite tailleuse chinoise" by Dai Sijie.
520			_aFrom case cover: Based on the international bestseller, Balzac and The Little Chinese Seamstress is set in the early 1970's during the later stages of China's cultural revolution. Two city-bred teenage best friends, Luo (Kun Chen) and Ma (Ye Liu) are sent to a backwards mountainous region for a Maoist re-education. The two see and fall in love with the local beauty (Xun Zhou), the daughter of the most renowned tailor in the region. They never know her name - referring to her only as "the Little Seamstress" - but she captivates them with her innocence and sensuality. When they discover a hidden suitcase filled with banned books by western writer, they read these works to the little seamstress for hours on end in a secret meeting place. Thirsting for knowledge of the world beyond, she comes to love, in particular, Balzac and his friends. On her mystical journey, the Little Seamstress finds the courage to leave he village for broader horizons. From IMDb: Two youths sent for a Maoist "re-education" in the mountains fall in love with the village tailor's granddaughter.
538			_aDVD video; Dolby Digital 2.0; stereo; NTSC; Region 1-8; 16:9 widescreen.
546			_aChinese dialogue. English subtitles.
700			_aSijie Dai _eDirector _eAuthor _eScreenwriter
700			_aNadine Perront _eScreenwriter
700			_aXun Zhou _eActor
700			_aYe Liu _eActor
700			_aKun Chen _eActor
942			_2lcc _cDVD