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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

Summary Based on the international best-seller, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress is set in the early 1970's during the later stages of China's "Cultural Revolution," as two city-bred teenage best friends, Luo (Kun Chen) and Ma (Ye Liu), are sent to a backward mountainous region for Maoist re-education. (Empire Pictures)

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
65
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings
4.8
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Summary Based on the international best-seller, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress is set in the early 1970's during the later stages of China's "Cultural Revolution," as two city-bred teenage best friends, Luo (Kun Chen) and Ma (Ye Liu), are sent to a backward mountainous region for Maoist re-education. (Empire Pictures)

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
65
68% Positive
15 Reviews
32% Mixed
7 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
65
68% Positive
15 Reviews
32% Mixed
7 Reviews
0% Negative
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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings
4.8
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3 Ratings
0% Mixed
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50% Negative
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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings
4.8
50% Positive
3 Ratings
0% Mixed
0 Ratings
50% Negative
3 Ratings

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Production Company Les Productions Internationales Le Film, StudioCanal, France 3 Cinéma, Les Films de la Suane, TF1 Films Production, Canal+, Bac Films, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), China Film Group Corporation (CFGC), Forbidden City Studios, Philippe Rousselet
Release Date Jul 29, 2005
Duration 1 h 50 m
Golden Globes, USA
1 Nomination
National Board of Review, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Golden Horse Film Festival
1 Nomination