Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress tells the story of two students sent to the countryside for re-education, their struggle to find literature, and their romance with a country girl.
It was a melancholy, at times poignant piece, but not a brilliant one. Worth it if there’s nothing else on the plane.
A final decision by one of the characters felt abrupt and inexplicable; to the point that it detracted from the movie overall.
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