BIAN ZOU BIAN CHANG

(LIFE ON A STRING)
Kaige CHEN
  • 1991
  • In Competition
  • Feature Films

Two blind musicians, an old man and his disciple are travelling through the desert. The old one is told that when he has broken 1000 strings on his banjo, his blindness will be cured. The young one however, would rather fall in love than play – but when his lover dies he too would like to regain his sight.
Finally, the old man breaks his 1000 strings but still he remains blind. Before the old man dies, his disciple asks him if there’s any way ever to see. The old man replies: “Just keep on playing!…”

Directed by : Kaige CHEN
Country: Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, China
Duration: 120

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ANNA KARAMAZOVA

Roustam KHAMDAMOV

ASSASSIN OF THE TSAR

Karen CHAKHNAZAROV

BARTON FINK

Joel COEN, Ethan COEN

BIX

Pupi AVATI

EUROPA

Lars Von Trier

HOMICIDE

David MAMET

HORS LA VIE

Maroun BAGDADI

IL PORTABORSE

Daniele LUCHETTI

LA BELLE NOISEUSE

Jacques RIVETTE

LA CARNE

Marco FERRERI

LA DOUBLE VIE DE VERONIQUE

Krzysztof KIESLOWSKI

LUNE FROIDE

Patrick BOUCHITEY

MALINA

Werner SCHROETER

VAN GOGH

Maurice PIALAT