Life on a String (film)

Life on a String (film)

Infobox Film
name = Life on a String


image_size =
caption = Kino International edition DVD cover
director = Chen Kaige
producer = Karl Baumgartner,
Cai Rubin
Donald Ranvaud
writer = Chen Kaige
Shi Tiesheng (novel)
starring = Liu Zhongyuan
Huang Lei
Xu Qing
music = Qu Xiaosong
cinematography = Gu Changwei
editing = Pei Xiaonan
distributor = United States (DVD):
Kino International
released = 1991
runtime = 110 min.
country = China
language = Mandarin
budget =
website =
amg_id = 1:29259
imdb_id = 0332639

"Life on a String" (zh-stp|s=边走边唱|t=邊走邊唱|p=Biān zǒu biān chàng|l=Walking and singing at the same time) is a 1991 Chinese film by acclaimed film director Chen Kaige. Made before his international breakthrough "Farewell, My Concubine", "Life on a String" is a more intimate and philosophical affair, telling the story of a blind sanxian player and his young disciple. The film was based on the novel by Shi Tiesheng.

Cast

*Liu Zhongyuan as the Old Master, a master blind sanxian player, as a child he was told that upon wearing out his 1000th string, his sight would be restored.
*Huang Lei as Shitou, his young disciple.
*Xu Qing as Lanxiu

External links

*imdb title|id=0101440|title=Life on a String
*amg title|id=1:29259|title=Life on a String
*rotten-tomatoes|id=life_on_a_string|title=Life on a String
* [http://www.dianying.com/en/title/bzb1991 "Life on a String"] at the Chinese Movie Database


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