Like the Dyer's Hand

Like the Dyer's Hand

2020
8.0

8.0/10

3 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

The legendary life of Ye Jiaying (1924-), a master of Chinese classical poetry. She went through war, political persecution, and wandering overseas all her life. She returned to China after the reform and opening up in her later years, and continued to create and inherit teaching, which was the lifeblood of classical poetry interrupted by the Cultural Revolution. The film interweaves Ye Jiaying's personal life with Chinese classical poetry for thousands of years, showing the significance track of her seeking existence in the long river of poetry. "Du Fu's Eight Episodes of Qiuxing" is the most important research masterpiece in Ye Jiaying. The eight poems of Qiuxing depict the rise and fall of China's prosperous Tang Dynasty. This film uses this as a metaphor for the turbulent years experienced by Mr. Ye, and invites musician Sato Congming to create film music based on the eight poems of Qiuxing, combining elegant music and modern music, bringing new life to Du Fu's poetry.

Status: Released

Language: ZH

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Production Information

Production Countries
China
Spoken Languages
Mandarin

Keywords

Quick Facts

Original Title 掬水月在手
Release Date October 16, 2020
Status Released
Language ZH
IMDb ID tt12735320

Cast

Ye Jiaying
Ye Jiaying

Key Crew

Tsun-shing Chen
Director