Life on a String (film)

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 (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]