Life on a String (1990)
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An old, blind banjo player (Zhongyuan Liu) was promised as a child that when he broke his thousandth string, his sight would be restored. As the promised cure draws near, he and his apprentice, Shitou (Lei Huang), also blind, diverge in their beliefs on the purpose of music. Qing Xu also stars in… More An old, blind banjo player (Zhongyuan Liu) was promised as a child that when he broke his thousandth string, his sight would be restored. As the promised cure draws near, he and his apprentice, Shitou (Lei Huang), also blind, diverge in their beliefs on the purpose of music. Qing Xu also stars in writer-director Kaige Chen's heartfelt fable, adapted from the novel by Tiesheng Shi.
- Directed By
- Kaige Chen
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
Unrated,
- On DVD
- May 18, 1994
Critic Reviews
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Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
Chen's symbols at times clash as expressively as Paradjanov's
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Cast
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Liu Zhongyuan
as Old Musician
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Huang Lei
as Young Musician
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Xu Qing
as Lanxiu
- Yao Jingou
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Ma Ling
as Noodleshop Owner's Wife
- Zhang Zhenguan
- Lei Huang
- Qing Xu
- Zhongyuan Liu
