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7.3 / 10 1h 42min

Drama

Wang Bianlian is an aging street performer known as the King of Mask for his mastery of Sichuan Change Art in a true story. His wife left him with and infant son over 30 years ago. The son died from illness at age 10. This left Wang a melancholy loner aching for a male descendent to learn his rare and dying art.

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Review by user789qecxv4qo

Fine film, but DVD "reformatted for TV"

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Review by user608hi5eg9eo

Chinese director Wu Tianming makes good use of opera to sensitize viewers about the plight of the girl child.

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Review by user904k662vpy4

Magical performances by young and old alike!

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Review by user3155glfzkfa

Loved it! Fantastic and Sentimental

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Review by user652ob0h3onx

All filmmakers, please take note: Watch this film to define the word soul.

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Review by user436m1jofmv1

One of the Finest Chinese Films of All Time - The King of Masks

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Review by GlowingGiraffe

A rethink of Traditional Chinese culture.

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Review by user775txy9a22r

Awesome movie! Good for kids too! (8 and older)

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Review by ThunderingTurtle

Wonderfully heart-breaking without cloying sentimentality

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Review by user635oznavz72

Shockingly beautiful, profoundly touching film

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Review by FireFlyer

Superior in every way. Near perfect.

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Review by user13652ftdr79

Thank you Columbia Tristar, not!

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Review by user608tcygcb4n

Very touching and atmospheric movie

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Review by user419jmcj39dr

A beautiful movie that is criminally misrated. It is

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Review by ElectricElk

What a wonderful surprise!! :-) *possible spoilers*

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Review by user124panplrh

A loving lament for the loss of old traditions, old times

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Review by SparklingStarfish

A true roller coaster from start to end

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