Life on a String (film) explained

Life on a String
Director:	Chen Kaige
Producer:	Karl Baumgartner Cai Rubin Donald Ranvaud
Starring:	Liu Zhongyuan Huang Lei Xu Qing
Music:	Qu Xiaosong
Cinematography:	Gu Changwei
Editing:	Pei Xiaonan
Distributor:	United States (DVD): Kino International
Runtime:	110 minutes
Country:	China
Language:	Mandarin

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.^[1]

Plot

The old master musician (Liu Zhongyuan) and his young apprentice, Shitou (Huang Lei), are traveling

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

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Festival de Cannes: Life on a String . 2009-08-09. festival-cannes.com.