Life on a String (film)

Life on a String (simplified Chinese: 边走边唱; traditional Chinese: 邊走邊唱; pinyin: Biān zǒu biān chàng; lit. '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 Life on a String (《命若琴弦》) by Shi Tiesheng. The film was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Life on a String
DVD release cover
Directed byChen Kaige
Written byChen Kaige
Novel:
Shi Tiesheng
Produced byKarl Baumgartner,
Cai Rubin
Donald Ranvaud
StarringLiu Zhongyuan
Huang Lei
Xu Qing
CinematographyGu Changwei
Edited byPei Xiaonan
Music byQu Xiaosong
Distributed byUnited States (DVD):
Kino International
Release date
1991
Running time
110 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

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

References
  1. "Festival de Cannes: Life on a String". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
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