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Bian lian
Format:
Video disc
Title:
Bian lian
Other title(s):
King of masks
Title (alt. graph.):
變臉 / 出品人邵氏兄弟 (香港) 有限公司 ; 導演製片吳天明 = The King of masks / Samuel Goldwyn Films ; presented by Shaw Brothers (HK) Ltd ; produced and directed by Wu Tian Ming.
ISBN:
9780767847377
Publication:
Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, ©2000.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Based on the story by Chen Wen-kuei.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.

Special features include: Digitally mastered audio & video; theatrical trailer; production notes; interactive menus; scene selections.
Summary:
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.
Reading Level:
Not rated by MPAA.
Added Author (alt. graph.):
吳天明, 1939-
Added Corporate Author (alt. graph.):
北京電影學院青年電影製片廠.
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