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Life on a String
(Bian Zou Bian Chang)
by CHEN Kaige
- China
- 1991
- Fiction
- Couleur
- 120′
- 35 mm
Two blind musicians, an old man and his disciple, are travelling through the desert. The old one is told that when he has broken 1000 strings on his banjo, his blindness will be cured. The young one however, would rather fall in love than play – but when his lover dies he too would like to regain his sight.
Finally, the old man breaks his 1000 but still he remains blind. Before the old man dies, his disciple asks him if there’s any way ever to see. The old man replies : “Just keep on playing ! ”
- Titre français
La Vie sur un fil - Original title
Bian Zou Bian Chang - Titre international
Life on a String - Scénario
Chen Kaige - Photo
Gu Changwei - Montage
Pei Xiaonan - Musique
Qu Xiaosong - Interprétation
Liu Zhongyuan, Huang Lei, Xu Qing, Ma Ling, Zhang Jinzhan - Production
Pandora Films en association avec Film Four International, Herald Ace Inc. Cine Company S.A., Diva Films S.R.L., Beijing film Studio, China Film co-production Corp. Berlin Film Fund. - Support de projection
35 mm
