Keyword: street performer

The Pitch

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2017

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The Pitch takes a look at the world of international street performing buskers to find out why these men and women have chosen to pass the hat to make a living, along with the challenges they face.

Chu Chu and the Philly Flash

4.7

1981

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Flash used to be a talented baseball player, but he took to drinking and now he sells stolen watches in the streets. One day he meets Chu Chu, who, before falling into alcoholism like him, was a successful entertainer. Now she still dances, but in the streets, for no more than a cent or two. Luck seems to smile at them the day they find stolen government documents forgotten some place. They decide to return them to their legal owners, but instead of the expected reward money, all they get is a load of trouble.

The King of Masks

7.6

1996

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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. A famous master performer of the Sichuan Opera offers to bring him into his act, thus giving Wang fame and possible fortune, but Wang opts for staying the simple street performer. Then, one night after a performance he is sold a young boy by a slave trader posing as the boys parent. Grandpa finds new joy in life as he plans to teach Doggie (an affectionate term often used for young children in China) his art. All is well until Doggie is found out to really be a girl.