To Live To Sing
HUÓ ZHE CHÀNG ZHE
2019 • Films • Drama/ • 1 h 45 mins
A Sichuan Opera troupe are faced with the demolition of their theater and dissolution.
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To Live To Sing
HUÓ ZHE CHÀNG ZHE
2019 • Films • Drama/1 h 45 mins
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Details
Zhao Li is the manager of a small Sichuan Opera troupe. When their theater risks getting demolished, she desperately tries to find a new venue. Soon, the line between her bleak reality and the colorful fantasy of opera starts to magically blur.
Director
Johnny Ma
Country
France
Canada
China
Language
Chinese
Details
Zhao Li is the manager of a small Sichuan Opera troupe. When their theater risks getting demolished, she desperately tries to find a new venue. Soon, the line between her bleak reality and the colorful fantasy of opera starts to magically blur.
Director
Johnny Ma
Country
France
Canada
China
Language
Chinese
Accolades
BFI, London, 2019
Director’s Fortnight Nominee
Cannes Film Festival, 2019
Best Film of Asian New Talent & Best Actress (Zhao Xiaoli)
Shanghai IFF, 2019
BFI, London, 2019
Director’s Fortnight Nominee
Cannes Film Festival, 2019
Best Film of Asian New Talent & Best Actress (Zhao Xiaoli)
Shanghai IFF, 2019
BFI, London, 2019
Director’s Fortnight Nominee
Cannes Film Festival, 2019
Best Film of Asian New Talent & Best Actress (Zhao Xiaoli)
Shanghai IFF, 2019
Critics
“
...'"An ode to a vanishing way of life."'
Hollywood Reporter
“
...'"a beautifully compact and empathetic performance from Zhao Xiaoli, leader of the real-life opera group…"'
Variety
Meet the Cast
Zhao Xiaoli
Gan Guidan
Yan Xihu
Meet the Cast
Zhao Xiaoli
Gan Guidan
Yan Xihu
Directors
Johnny Ma
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