Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
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DramaRomancechinalove of one's lifebalzac1970sviolinmountain villagecultural revolutiondressmakerbased on memoir or autobiographysichuan
A tender, nostalgic coming-of-age romance set against the oppressive backdrop of the Cultural Revolution, where forbidden literature and love offer escape and transformation.
During the Cultural Revolution, two young men are sent to a remote mining village where they fall in love with the local tailor's beautiful granddaughter and discover a suitcase full of forbidden Western novels.
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