---
title: 'Life on a String (1991)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Chen Kaige'
released: '1991-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/life-on-a-string-1991'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101440/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Life on a String (1991)

1991 · 110 min · Drama · Germany, People's Republic of China, United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Life on a String 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, 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Chen Kaige](https://cinepixo.com/people/chen-kaige)
- **Screenplay:** [Chen Kaige](https://cinepixo.com/people/chen-kaige)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Qu Xiao-Song](https://cinepixo.com/people/qu-xiao-song)
- **Producer:** [Donald Ranvaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-ranvaud)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gu Changwei](https://cinepixo.com/people/gu-changwei)

## Cast

- [Xu Qing](https://cinepixo.com/people/xu-qing)
- [Huang Lei](https://cinepixo.com/people/huang-lei)

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