This piece was inspired by the wonderful, breathtaking
mysterious scenery as well as the storyline of the film
’’Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress".
Originally, a semi-autobiographical novel written by
Dai Sijie, and published in 2000 in French and in
English in 2001. Its original French title is "Balzac
et la petite tailleuse chinoise". Made into a film it
premiered at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. The film
tells the story about two young Chinese boys of
bourgeois background who are...(+)
This piece was inspired by the wonderful, breathtaking
mysterious scenery as well as the storyline of the film
’’Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress".
Originally, a semi-autobiographical novel written by
Dai Sijie, and published in 2000 in French and in
English in 2001. Its original French title is "Balzac
et la petite tailleuse chinoise". Made into a film it
premiered at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. The film
tells the story about two young Chinese boys of
bourgeois background who are sent to a remote village
in Sichuan province for three years of re-education
during the Cultural Revolution. They both fall in love
with a beautiful local girl, granddaughter of an old
tailor and known to everyone as the Little Seamstress.
During those years of intellectual oppression, the
three find solace and liberation in a collection of
banned translated novels by Western authors, among whom
their favourite is Balzac. The film explores the themes
of youth, love, and freedom in those dark times in
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