Life on a String (film)

Life on a String
DVD release cover
Directed by	Chen Kaige
Produced by	Karl Baumgartner, Cai Rubin Donald Ranvaud
Written by	Chen Kaige Novel: Shi Tiesheng
Starring	Liu Zhongyuan Huang Lei Xu Qing
Music by	Qu Xiaosong
Cinematography	Gu Changwei
Edited by	Pei Xiaonan
Distributed by	United States (DVD): Kino International
Release dates	1991
Running time	110 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin

Life on a String (simplified Chinese: 边走边唱; traditional Chinese: 邊走邊唱; pinyin: Biān zǒu biān chàng; literally: "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. The film was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]

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.

External links

• Life on a String at the Internet Movie Database
• Life on a String at AllMovie
• Life on a String at Rotten Tomatoes
• Life on a String at the Chinese Movie Database