Life on a String (1991)
Country: CHI/GER/GB
Technical: Eastmancolor 110m
Director: Chen Kaige
Cast: Liu Zhongyuan, Huang Lei
Synopsis:
A blind qinqin player must wait until he has broken his 1000th string before he can feel inside his instrument for a cure. It takes a lifetime to acquire true vision.
Review:
This ambitious, majestic narrative around the theme of spiritual enlightenment is not without its longueurs but breathtaking in its compass and visual flair.
Country: CHI/GER/GB
Technical: Eastmancolor 110m
Director: Chen Kaige
Cast: Liu Zhongyuan, Huang Lei
Synopsis:
A blind qinqin player must wait until he has broken his 1000th string before he can feel inside his instrument for a cure. It takes a lifetime to acquire true vision.
Review:
This ambitious, majestic narrative around the theme of spiritual enlightenment is not without its longueurs but breathtaking in its compass and visual flair.
Country: CHI/GER/GB
Technical: Eastmancolor 110m
Director: Chen Kaige
Cast: Liu Zhongyuan, Huang Lei
Synopsis:
A blind qinqin player must wait until he has broken his 1000th string before he can feel inside his instrument for a cure. It takes a lifetime to acquire true vision.
Review:
This ambitious, majestic narrative around the theme of spiritual enlightenment is not without its longueurs but breathtaking in its compass and visual flair.