Life on a String

Life on a String

1991
★★★☆☆ 6.9/10
⏱️ 110 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 ZH
Drama
A blind man's master told him that after he has broken 1000 strings on his Banjo, he can open the Banjo to get a script for his eyes. After 60 years he broke the 1000th string.

Cast

Liu Zhongyuan
Liu Zhongyuan
Old Master
Xu Qing
Xu Qing
Lanxiu
Huang Lei
Huang Lei
Shitou
Ma Ling
Ma Ling
Noodle Stall Owner's Wife
Yao Er-ga
Yao Er-ga
Retarded Man at Noodle Stall
Zhang Zhengyuan
Zhang Zhengyuan
Noodle Stall Owner / God of Death

Crew

Director
Chen Kaige
Writer
Chen Kaige

Production

Beijing Film Studio

Keywords

based on novel or bookbanjomountain villageforbidden loveblindnessmentor protégé relationshipkite