Drama · China · 1991 · 1h 50m

Life on a String

边走边唱

Life on a String poster
Director
Chen Kaige
Cast
Liu Zhongyuan as Old Master Xu Qing as Lanxiu Huang Lei as Shitou Ma Ling as Noodle Stall Owner's Wife Yao Er-ga as Retarded Man at Noodle Stall Zhang Zhengyuan as Noodle Stall Owner / God of Death
Crew
Gu Changwei — Director of Photography Pei Xiaonan — Editor Chen Kaige — Screenplay Shi Tiesheng — Novel Donald Ranvaud — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookbanjomountain villageforbidden loveblindnessmentor protégé relationshipkite
Key Collaborators
Chen Kaige Director Gu Changwei Director of Photography Pei Xiaonan Editor Chen Kaige Screenplay Shi Tiesheng Novel Donald Ranvaud Producer
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