Bian Lian : The King of Masks
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Based on the story by Chen Wen-kuei.
Formatted to fit TV screen.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.
Special features include: Digitally mastered audio & video ; theatrical trailer ; production notes ; interactive menus ; scene selections.
Chu Yuk [Chu Hsü], Chao Yim Yin [Chou Jen-ying], Zhigang Zhang.
Desperate for his art to survive, the King of Masks finds an apprentice in a destitute child purchased on the black market. When the child reveals an unexpected secret, their relationship is suddenly tested by both the old man's stubborn sense of tradition and the established customs of China.
DVD; full screen.
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LANGUAGE OPTIONS
In Mandarin Chinese with English, French and Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
PUBLISHED
Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2000.
Year Published: 2000
Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0767847377
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Wu, Tianming.
Wei, Minglun.
Zhu, Xu.
Zhou, Renying.
Zhang, Zhigang.
Chen, Wenkui.
Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm)
Shaw Brothers Ltd.
Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
SUBJECTS
Chen, Wenkui -- Film and video adaptations.
Mask makers -- China -- Drama.
Folk artists -- China -- Drama.
Apprentices -- China -- Drama.
Poor children -- China -- Drama.
Sex discrimination -- China -- Drama.
Feature films -- China.
Motion pictures -- China.
Chinese language materials.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
China -- Social life and customs -- 1912-1949 -- Drama.
Feature films -- China.
Foreign films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.