| Life on a String | |
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 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,[citation needed] 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]
