Life on a String (film)

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Life on a String
Directed by	Chen Kaige
Produced by	Karl Baumgartner, Cai Rubin Donald Ranvaud
Written by	Chen Kaige Shi Tiesheng (novel)
Starring	Liu Zhongyuan Huang Lei Xu Qing
Music by	Qu Xiaosong
Cinematography	Gu Changwei
Editing by	Pei Xiaonan
Distributed by	Kino International (US, DVD)
Running time	110 min.
Country	China
Language	Chinese (Mandarin)
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Life on a String (simplified Chinese: 边走边唱; traditional Chinese: 邊走邊唱; pinyin: Biān zǒu biān chàng) 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] External links

• Life on a String at the Internet Movie Database
• Life on a String at Allmovie
• Life on a String at the Chinese Movie Database

v • d • e Films directed by Chen Kaige Yellow Earth (1984) • The Big Parade (1986) • King of Children (1987) • Life on a String (1991) • Farewell My Concubine (1992) • Temptress Moon (1996) • The Emperor and the Assassin (1999) • Killing Me Softly (2002) • Together (2002) • The Promise (2005) • Mei Lanfang (2008)

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