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The Poet and Singer

Original title: Jingang jing
  • 2012
  • 22m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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The Poet and Singer (2012)
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Water and lightning. Music and poetry. Life and death. An incantatory and visually sublime river journey that anticipates the cosmic mystery of KAILI BLUES.Water and lightning. Music and poetry. Life and death. An incantatory and visually sublime river journey that anticipates the cosmic mystery of KAILI BLUES.Water and lightning. Music and poetry. Life and death. An incantatory and visually sublime river journey that anticipates the cosmic mystery of KAILI BLUES.

  • Director
    • Bi Gan
  • Writer
    • Bi Gan
  • Stars
    • Yongzhong Chen
    • Lixun Xie
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    225
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bi Gan
    • Writer
      • Bi Gan
    • Stars
      • Yongzhong Chen
      • Lixun Xie
    • 1User review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Yongzhong Chen
    Lixun Xie
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      • Bi Gan
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      • Bi Gan
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    8thatwoodb

    Unfortunate Subtitles

    In what I think would have been an excellent short film otherwise, there were some problems with the subtitles: up for too little time, tiny white type over B&W images, and some questionable translations. Apart from those three issues, they were fine. (For example, the Roman alphabet was used.)

    Needless to say, this was really distracting and seriously handicapped this film.

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    • Release date
      • August 21, 2012 (China)
    • Country of origin
      • China
    • Language
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Diamond Sutra
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      • 22m
    • Color
      • Black and White

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