Difference between revisions of "Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress"
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Dai Sijie was born in China in 1954 to an educated middle-class family. He had to go to a reeducation | Dai Sijie was born in China in 1954 to an educated middle-class family. He had to go to a reeducation | ||
| − | camp in rural Sichuan from 1971 to 1974, during the Cultural Revolution. After his return, he | + | camp in rural Sichuan from 1971 to 1974, during the Cultural Revolution. After his return, he completed |
| − | + | high school and university, where he studied art history. In 1984, he left China for France on a | |
| − | scholarship. There, he | + | scholarship. There, he became passionate for movies and became a director. ''China, My Sorrow'' (1989) was his first. |
He lives in Paris and writes in French. | He lives in Paris and writes in French. | ||
| − | Dai Sijie wrote and directed. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress-( 2002) the story of two young | + | Dai Sijie wrote and directed. ''Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress''-( 2002) the story of two young |
men, Ma and Luo, who are sent to a country village to be reeducated during the Cultural Revolution. | men, Ma and Luo, who are sent to a country village to be reeducated during the Cultural Revolution. | ||
They become friends with a young seamstress. When they get their hands on some banned classic they | They become friends with a young seamstress. When they get their hands on some banned classic they | ||
Latest revision as of 09:32, 19 April 2012
Dai Sijie was born in China in 1954 to an educated middle-class family. He had to go to a reeducation camp in rural Sichuan from 1971 to 1974, during the Cultural Revolution. After his return, he completed high school and university, where he studied art history. In 1984, he left China for France on a scholarship. There, he became passionate for movies and became a director. China, My Sorrow (1989) was his first. He lives in Paris and writes in French.
Dai Sijie wrote and directed. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress-( 2002) the story of two young men, Ma and Luo, who are sent to a country village to be reeducated during the Cultural Revolution. They become friends with a young seamstress. When they get their hands on some banned classic they begin reading to the seamstress to educate her. The novels help the young friends cope during their difficult time in the small village. The movie shows the power of reading literature and the changes an education can make in a person’s life.
--Hollyspendlove 07:28, 19 April 2012 (UTC)