wang bianlian be an old street performer who be know a a king of mask for his mastery of sichuan change art . liang be a famous opera performer of sichuan art and respect wang a an artist and a a person . liang be worry that a precious art shouldn not die with wang and so he sow the seed of an heir in to wang mind . the film be about prejudice and male domination and state of art and value and most importantly warmth . i can not recommend this film enough . the whole film be in loop . everything have a significance . it a long story which have be edit so well that the length of the film be just 91 minute . a total satisfaction . for five minute it be an artistic film and next five minute it a sad film and next five minute it a thriller . it just keep change it mood like it protagonist change his face . last scene on the rope be phenomenal . story and script be flawless . actor be brilliant . both the protagonist be artist you can tell the way they have perform . very impressive . it be not even nominate for oscar . that year english patient get the best film oscar and in the foreign film category kolya win . kolya be just ok and about english patient the less say the good . watch it positive .