Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress is part of The Empire DVD Collection

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.

Starring Zhou Xun (周迅), Liu Ye (劉燁), Chen Kun (陳坤).

GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATION: Best Foreign Film

"Breath-taking, funny, erotic and altogether bewitching!"- Elle Magazine

"A jewel of a movie!" - Washington Post

"Sweet, funny, sad and profound!" - San Francisco Chronicle

"Exquisite! A love song to great literature." - Los Angeles Times

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie

Bonus materials:

• Director’s Bio
• Photo Gallery
• Trailers

Format: DVD
Running Time: 111 minutes
Color: Color
Language: Mandarin w/English subtitles