Life on a String (1991)
边走边唱
A blind man's master told him that after he has broken 1000 strings on his Banjo, he can open the Banjo to get a script for his eyes. After 60 years he broke the 1000th string.
- Date of release
- 1991-09-08
- TMDB
- 6.9 / 10 (15)
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Chen Kaige
Casting
- Liu Zhongyuan — Old Master
- Xu Qing — Lanxiu
- Huang Lei — Shitou
- Ma Ling — Noodle Stall Owner's Wife
- Yao Er-ga — Retarded Man at Noodle Stall
- Zhang Zhengyuan — Noodle Stall Owner / God of Death
- Zhang Jinzhan — Lanxiu's Father
- Ling Zhong — Pharmacist
Interesting facts
Life on a String 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.
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