Life on a String
DVD release cover
Directed by	Chen Kaige
Written by	Chen Kaige Novel: Shi Tiesheng
Produced by	Karl Baumgartner Cai Rubin Donald Ranvaud
Starring	Liu Zhongyuan Huang Lei Xu Qing
Cinematography	Gu Changwei
Edited by	Pei Xiaonan
Music by	Qu Xiaosong
Distributed by	United States (DVD): Kino International
Release date	1991
Running time	110 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin

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.^[1]

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

References

External links

• Life on a String at IMDb
• Life on a String at AllMovie
• Life on a String at Rotten Tomatoes
• Life on a String at the Chinese Movie Database