Life on a String (1991)
1h 50m
Running Time
September 8, 1991Release Date
Life on a String (1991)
1h 50m
Running Time
September 8, 1991Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Liu Zhongyuan
Old Master

Qing Xu
Lanxiu

Huang Lei
Shitou

Ma Ling
Noodle Stall Owner's Wife

Yao Er-ga
Retarded Man at Noodle Stall

Yao Er Ga
Retarded man at noodle stall

Zhang Zhengyuan
Noodle Stall Owner / God of Death

Zhang Jinzhan
Lanxiu's Father

Ling Zhong
Pharmacist

Chen Kaige
Director / Writer

Pei Xiaonan
Editor

Shi Tiesheng
Novel

Gu Changwei
Director of Photography

Donald Ranvaud
Producer
Media.

Details.
Release DateSeptember 8, 1991
Original Name边走边唱
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 50m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
based on novel or book
banjo
mountain village
forbidden love
blindness
mentor protégé relationship
kite
Wiki.
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.
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