The King of Masks
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| The King of Masks | |
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 American DVD cover |
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| Directed by | Wu Tianming |
| Written by | Minglun Wei |
| Starring | Xu Zhu Renying Zhou Zhigang Zhao |
| Music by | Jiping Zhao |
| Cinematography | Da-Yuan Mu |
| Distributed by | Shaw Brothers The Samuel Goldwyn Company (subtitled) |
| Release date(s) | June 13, 1999 (USA) |
| Running time | 101. min (China) 91 min. (USA) |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
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The King of Masks (pinyin: Bian Lian) is a 1996 Chinese film directed by Wu Tianming.
[edit] Synopsis
It is about a street performer named Wang who practices the change-mask opera art of bian lian as "The King of Masks". Seeking to pass his art to a grandson, Wang buys what he believes to be an orphan boy, but quickly learns his new disciple's secret.
[edit] Awards
The film won a number of awards at various film festivals around the world. It had a limited American theatrical release in 1999 and earned about $1,000,000.
[edit] External link
http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/cinema-china/kingofmasks.html Welcome to the World of the King of Masks learning package for school children
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