Life on a String is Chen Kaige's most philosophical and enigmatic work to date. The film depicts the life of two blind musicians, a master and a disciple, as they wander through rural China. Liu Zhongyuan stars as the older, banjo-playing musician who believes that his sight will be restored after wearing out his 1000th string. While the master regards music as a means to a higher level of wisdom, his disciple views music as a thoroughly sensual experience to be enjoyed in the present. As the film progresses, the young ...
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Life on a String is Chen Kaige's most philosophical and enigmatic work to date. The film depicts the life of two blind musicians, a master and a disciple, as they wander through rural China. Liu Zhongyuan stars as the older, banjo-playing musician who believes that his sight will be restored after wearing out his 1000th string. While the master regards music as a means to a higher level of wisdom, his disciple views music as a thoroughly sensual experience to be enjoyed in the present. As the film progresses, the young musician falls for a village girl, resulting in tragedy, while the old musician reaches his final string, only to find himself in for a shock. The result is a thought-provoking fable on the nature of art and the artist. Jonathan Crow, Rovi
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Zhongyuan Liu, Lei Huang, Qing Xu, Ling Ma, Erga Yao, Jinzhan Zhang, Zhengyuan Zhang, Ling Zhong. Good. 1990 Run time: 110. Ex library, disc has a few scratches, but it shouldnt affect playback. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed!
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Ling Zhong, Zhengyuan Zhang, Jinzhan Zhang, Erga Yao, Ling Ma, Qing Xu, Lei Huang, Zhongyuan Liu. Very good. 1991 Run time: 110. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Add this copy of Life on a String to cart. $30.99, like new condition, Sold by Streetlight_Records rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Cruz, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Kino International.
