Like the Dyer's Hand (2020)

Name: Like the Dyer's Hand
Director: 陈传兴
Released: 2020

掬水月在手

StatusFull movie
CountryMainland China
LanguageMandarin
GenreDocumentary Biography
Director陈传兴
Cast叶嘉莹白先勇席慕蓉
Released2020-10-16(Mainland China)/2020-07-26(上海电影节)
Runtime120 Mins
Douban7.8
Updated2026-08-07
Also known asLike the Dyer's Hand

Synopsis

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.