There is much to savour in this poignant film about an unhappy young woman transported to italy by her chinese gangmasters. Jun 20, 20 bepi is a poet too, and an immigrant into the bargain. Zhao tao won the 2012 david di donatello for best actress for her performance as shun li. There are currently seven videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. If you like shun li and the poet you are looking for touching, atmospheric and gloomy movies about with friendship, village, friends, misfit, poet, life is a bitch and exile themes of drama genre shot in italy or france. This combined organization promises to enhance the cultural life of the community and strengthens both institutions by pooling resources and experience in key mission areas. The th annual san diego asian film festival 2012 november 19 shun li and the poet many recent european films have chronicled the social and personal consequences of the recent wave of. Zhao won the david di donatello award the italian oscar for best actress for her starring role in shun li and the poet. Shun li and the poet is a film directed by andrea segre with zhao tao, rade serbedzija, marco paolini, roberto citran, year. His father, a deeply religious christian who served as mao tsetungs physician, fled china to indonesia with his family in 1949.
Shun li and the poet io sono li, italyfrance 2011 the. Shun li shares with bepi stories of qu yuan, chinas most celebrated poet, and. When you hear that shun li and the poet concerns the experiences of a chinese immigrant in contemporary italy, you will almost certainly prepare yourself for. Shun li and the poet is a pensive and slowburning production that will have you pondering over it for days.
The two strike up a friendship that has the potential to become something more. A chinese barmaid and a slavic fisherman find friendship in an italian fishing village. She is transferred to work at a pub, where she meets bepi, a handsome old slav immigrant nicknamed the poet. The film poets are a husband and wife team who have served over 100 happy couples. Bepi and shun li strike up a friendship despite the disapproval of the local italian and chinese communities shun li and the poet, the first fulllength drama by documentary film maker andrea segre, is a restrained and sensitive depiction of an encounter between different cultures. Shun li is a single mother working to pay off chinese gangsters who helped her emigrate to italy and are holding her young boy in china as shun li and the poet more. The first dramatic feature from documentary filmmaker andrea segre, shun li and the poet is an elegant, subtly affecting saga of the friendship between a shy chinese cafe. Rent shun li and the poet 2011 on dvd and bluray netflix. Io sono li aka shun li and the poet or li and the poet earned zhao tao best. Bepi and shun li strike up a friendship despite the disapproval of the local italian and chinese communities shun li and the poet, the first fulllength drama by documentary filmmaker andrea segre, is a restrained and sensitive depiction of an encounter. Find the latest shows, biography, and artworks for sale by li shun.
A terrific example of the things that can be achieved when an unremarkable story is infused with rich performances and unwavering emotional warmth, andrea segres shun li and the poet is a film contagiously fond of its titular characters. Zhao tao, rade sherbedgia, marco paolini, andrea segre. The ancient poetry of qu yuan is used in the film shun li and the poet to examine a very modern phenomenon. Shun li and bepi do not feel passion in the ordinary sense. Their films have been viewed over 3 million times and featured on dozens of sites such as today, abc, fox, huffington post weddings, style me pretty, and southern weddings. The seff11 jury has awarded the golden giraldillo for best film to the. Io sono li aka shun li and the poet or li and the poet earned zhao tao best actress honors at the 2012 david di donatello awards. Shun li and the poet 2011 letterboxd your life in film. Nov 10, 20 io sono li shun li and the poet andrea segre directed his first fulllength drama after a career in documentary filmmaking.
Io sono li shun li and the poet andrea segre directed his first fulllength drama after a career in documentary filmmaking. In chiaggio, where shun li is working as a bartender and waitress at a local cafe, she meets bepi, or as his friends call him the poet because hes always making up rhymes. Shun li is a single mother working to pay off chinese gangsters who helped her emigrate to italy and are holding her young boy in china asshun li and the poetmore. She is suddenly transferred to chioggia, a small cityisland. Marco paolini and rade serbedzija in io sono li 2011 roberto citran.
Segres film captures the misty elision of land and sea in the veneto lagoon. Shun li and the poet is a detailed examination of an encounter between different cultures and portrays normally hidden realities shun li zhao tao, winner of the 2011 david di donatello for best actress, a chinese immigrant in her thirties who has worked in a textile. When you hear that shun li and the poet concerns the experiences of a chinese immigrant in contemporary italy, you will almost certainly prepare yourself for a litany of atrocities. Io sono li relates the romantic and difficult friendship between a chinese immigrant and an old fisherman, on an island of the venetian lagoon facing economic changes. The poet album, an album by bobby womack the poet essay, an essay by ralph waldo emerson the poet 1956 film, a soviet drama film the poet 1998 film the poet 2007 film, a canadian drama film the poet novel, a novel by michael connelly the poet painting, a painting by russianfrench artist marc chagall the poets, a band from glasgow. Media in category io sono li the following 28 files are in this category, out of 28 total. Shun li and the poet is a 2011 italian drama film directed by andrea segre. They have found kindred souls and are linked by their regard for poetry.
Shun li works in a textile factory near rome, slowly paying off the broker. Superbly portrayed by rade sherbedglia, bepi is a kindly retired fisherman, recently widowed, who likes to hang out at the cafe with his friends. Shun li works in a textile factory in the outskirts of rome in order to get her papers and enable her eightyearold son to come to italy. Winner of the lux prize and official selection at the venice film festival, shun li and the poet io sono li is directed by andrea segre out on 21 june in cinemas. Oct 01, 2012 the th annual san diego asian film festival 2012 november 19 shun li and the poet many recent european films have chronicled the social and personal consequences of the recent wave of. It also took out the 2014 whitehead award at the th annual international film festival. Rent shun li and the poet 2011 starring tao zhao and rade serbedzija on dvd and bluray.
Aug 11, 20 shun li and the poet io sono li, italyfrance 2011 bepi and shun li in his boat. Shun li works in a textile factory near rome, slowly paying off the broker that brought her from china to italy while saving money so she can bring her young son to join her. Du fu, on the other hand, aspired to a career as a civil servant, but he failed the exam and was too prickly to network. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Les grignoux dossiers pedagogiques cinema et education. I suspect that for many fans of world cinema one of the main attractions is the opportunity to vicariously experience different landscapes and urban environments. Shun li and the poet io sono li 2011 traileraddict. In merely a coincidental set of circumstances, andrea segres shun li and the poet arrives in uk cinemas on the very same day as like someone in. What was the name of the celebrated chinese poet in this movie. Filmmaker andre segre tells the story of one woman, shun li, and the fisherman, bepi, who befriends her. Io sono li shun li and the poet the fundy film society. Sep 23, 2011 shun li, as it turns out, comes from a long line of fishermen ancestors, plus bepi originally came from a communist country yugoslavia.
Jun 21, 20 enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing shun li and the poet near you. Rent shun li and the poet 2011 on dvd and bluray dvd. Li bai was a huge celebrity, showered with honours because of his genius. The production history of io sono li thus started in july 2008 when we decided to present the project at the international film festival in rome, in the section fabbrica dei progetti new cinema network. Shun li and the poet is a more thoughtful and refreshing romantic film. Oct 31, 2012 shun li and bepi do not feel passion in the ordinary sense. Shun li works in a textile factory near rome, slowly paying off the broker that brought her from china to italy, while saving money so she can bring her young son to join her. The story focuses on shun li tao zhao, who worked in a textile factory at the films beginning strides, but who moves from china to italy with the help of. After working in a textile factory in the suburbs of rome, shun li moves to the small. Io sono li is a 2011 italian drama film directed by andrea segre. Shun li and the poet io sono li, italyfrance 2011 bepi and shun li in his boat. Shun li and the poet english subtitled shun li works in a textile factory near rome, slowly paying off the broker that brought her from china to italy while saving money so she can bring her young son to join her. Rade serbedzija is the grizzled yugoslavian fishermancumpoet. Review from my vod column this week on demanda terrific example of the things that can be achieved when an unremarkable story is infused with rich performances and unwavering emotional warmth, andrea segres shun li and the poet is a film contagiously fond of its titular characters.
Italian english subtitles a visually stunning story about two strangers who meet in a fishing village on the outskirts of venice. Io sono li shun li and the poet 20 rotten tomatoes. In the lagoon of venice, remote from the citys famous charms, is an island fishing village named chioggia. Shun li, as it turns out, comes from a long line of fishermen ancestors, plus bepi originally came from a communist country yugoslavia. Shun li and the poet 20, directed by andrea segre film. Bepi is a poet too, and an immigrant into the bargain. But gossip soon threatens their innocent relationship.
In merely a coincidental set of circumstances, andrea segres shun li and the poet arrives in uk cinemas on the very same day as like someone in love. Bepis nickname is poet, and shun li tells him of chinas greatest poet, qu yuan, whose birthday is observed every year by floating candles on water. Get your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home, exclusive movie gear, access to advanced screenings and discounts galore. Shun li and the poet is a detailed examination of an encounter between different cultures and portrays normally hidden realities. Sat, feb 1 the girl in the fog sat, march 7 investigation of a citizen above suspicion coming soon click on the movie title for more info sat, april 11 the good thief sat, may 2 my italian secret. A tender friendship grows between shun li and bepi. Video archive for the film shun li and the poet io sono li, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2011. A study of the friendship between a chinese woman and a fisherman who came to italy from yugoslavia many years ago, who live in a small cityisland in the veneto. Wxxi public broadcasting and the little theatre are engaged in a formal, longterm affiliation. Andrea segre earned a phd in sociology, focusing on endangered social groups with an emphasis on immigration in italy. Io sono li with the temporary title shun li and the poet was. However, their main bond is that shun li is a devout believer in celebrating the soul of qu yuan, the foremost poet of chines tradition. Liyoung lee has said he doesnt know whether to call himself chinese, chineseamerican, asianamerican, or american. If you like shun li and the poet you are looking for touching, atmospheric and gloomy movies about with friendship, village, friends, misfit, poet, life is a bitch and.
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