''To Live to Sing'' ( zh, c=活着唱着, p=''Huózhe chàngzhe'', s=, t=) is a 2019 Chinese
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Johnny Ma
Johnny Ma (born Ma Nan, in Shanghai) is a Chinese-Canadian film director and screenwriter.[Directors' Fortnight
The Directors' Fortnight (french: Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) is an independent selection of the Cannes Film Festival. It was started in 1969 by the French Directors Guild after the events of May 1968 resulted in cancellation of the Cannes festiv ...]
section at the
2019 Cannes Film Festival
The 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2019. Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu served as jury president. The Palme d'Or went to the South Korean film ''Parasite'', directed by Bong Joon-ho; Bong became t ...
. The film won both Best Film and Best Actress at the 2019
Shanghai International Film Festival.
Cast
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Zhao Xiaoli
* Gan Guidan
* Yan Xihu
References
External links
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2019 films
2019 drama films
Chinese drama films
Chinese-language films
Films directed by Johnny Ma
Films about Chinese opera
Sichuan opera
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