She is transferred to work at a pub, where she meets bepi, a handsome old slav immigrant nicknamed the poet. The film is shot in venice with as you can imagine some very nice scenery. 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. Friends vs vips fundraising event may 2015 old photography repair. Shun li and bepi do not feel passion in the ordinary sense. Shun li is a chinese migrant worker from the coastal city of fouzhou in south east china. A palestinian family is trapped inside a house commandeered by israeli soldiers. However, shun li has shun li and the poet a study of the friendship between a chinese woman whos working in italy and an older italian man.
Shun li and the poet io sono li, italyfrance 2011 the. Rent shun li and the poet 2011 starring tao zhao and rade serbedzija on dvd and bluray. Io sono li with the temporary title shun li and the poet was. Io sono li shun li and the poet directed by antonio segre. Io sono li shun li and the poet andrea segre directed his first fulllength drama after a career in documentary filmmaking.
This is a list of notable films that are primarily about animals. Det danske filminstitut registrerer international festivaldeltagelse og priser til danske film, dog prim. Watch foreign films online via streaming and buy indie film and foreign film dvds. 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. Find a library or download libby an app by overdrive. There is much to savour in this poignant film about an unhappy young woman transported to italy by her chinese gangmasters. They have found kindred souls and are linked by their regard for poetry. She is suddenly transferred to chioggia, a small cityisland in the veneto lagoon, to work as a bartender in a pub. But the friendship between shun li and bepi upsets both the chinese and local communities, who interfere with this new voyage, which they are perhaps simply too afraid of. The tender friendship between a beautiful chinese immigrant and a handsome old fisherman is threatened by rumors in a small ventian town.
Shun li and the poet tells the story of the romantic and difficult friendship between a young immigrant chinese woman and a fisherman of slavic origin, on an island in the venetian lagoon, which is undergoing a period of economic and social change. Written and directed by andrea segre it gives notice of a major new light in cinema and we can only hope the success of this film will encourage him to create more in this genre. Shun li and the poet is a pensive and slowburning production that will have you pondering over it for days. Media in category io sono li the following 28 files are in this category, out of 28 total.
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. Zhao tao, rade serbedzija, marco paolini, roberto citran. Andrea segres intimate drama tells the story of shun li, a chinese immigrant forced to. Jolefilm, aeternam films, rai cinema, arte, haut et court. Italian english subtitles a visually stunning story about two strangers who meet in a fishing village on the outskirts of venice. It portrays the lifestyles of the modest fisherman who work there and who meet regularly in a cafe where shun li is asked to work by her chinese connections. Home previous editions news about lux film days downloads catalogue vod. Dec 31, 2019 the festival takes place from the 1st to the 31st of december. In france, a television channel is required by law to invest 3. 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. Funds raised will benefit the university of new mexico childrens hospital. Andrea segres intimate drama tells the story of shun li, a chinese immigrant forced to move.
Unlike so many films on this subject, shun li and the poet actually believes in the inherent decency of strangers. This film is presented to you in partnership with the european parliaments lux film prize. The story focuses on shun li tao zhao, who worked in a textile factory at the film s beginning strides, but who moves from china to italy with the help of. But, theres european cinema to discover throughout the year. Rent shun li and the poet 2011 on dvd and bluray netflix. Dec 07, 2016 shun li and the poet io sono li 2011 dear robin springbreakers 2012 the place beyond the pines 2012 take this waltz 2011 antichrist 2009 the tin drum 1979 chitty chitty bang bang 1968 the shuttered room 1967 photography. Li and the poet in the lyrical opening shot of li and the poet, lit candles drift over a dark expanse of water, as voiceover explains the chinese tradition of floating lanterns on rivers to. 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 the poet film first feature io sono li. But gossip soon threatens their innocent relationship. This film won the european parliament lux prize in 2012. A tender, delicate friendship grows between shun li and bepi. Giulia vittori, department of european languages and studies shun li is a chinese textile factory worker who encounters a slavic fisherman in chioggia, a small town outside the veneto lagoon.
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. Io sono li shun li and the poet the fundy film society. Shun li and the poet is a more thoughtful and refreshing romantic film. Shun li and the poet 2011 full movie download full hd. A chinese barmaid and a slavic fisherman find friendship in an italian fishing village. See more ideas about film, movies and streaming movies. The tomatometer rating based on the published opinions of hundreds of film and television critics is a trusted measurement of movie and tv programming quality. Dec 04, 2016 the festival was curated by rebecca cremona, who also directed and cowrote maltas seaadventure film, simshar you can revisit our reaction to this film here. Two outsiders become unlikely friends in this drama from filmmaker andrea segre. This fiction is a poetic meditation on immigration and home. Part of europe we love you, this month on curzon12. Shun li and the poet 2011 the tender friendship between a beautiful chinese immigrant and a handsome old fisherman is threatened by rumors in a small ventian town. Zhao tao plays chinese immigrant shun li, doomed to drudgery in a venetian harbourside bar until her gangmaster will pay for her eightyear. Shun li and the poet bepi, il poeta 2011 zmajeva ostrica director of universe 2011 xmen.
Though lonely at first, she meets bepi, a slavic fisherman, nicknamed the poet, who befriends her. Jul 24, 2014 shun li and the poet watch on netflix directed by andrea segre. Ip man hindi dubbed full hd movie latest movies 2019. Shun li and the poet io sono li 2011 films released. There she strikes up a friendship with bepi, a fisherman nicknamed the poet. 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. She befriends slavic migrant worker bepi the poet upsetting the small venetian neighborhood. She is suddenly transferred to work as a bartender at a pub in a small town along the venetian lagoon. Shun li and the poet io sono li 2011 films released 2000 2019.
Brought to italy by a broker who shes slowly paying off while saving money to bring across her son, shun li zhao tao, jia zhangkes muse in platform and the world is sent from her factory job to a bar in chioggia, a small island in the veneto lagoon. Shun li works in a textile factory in the outskirts of rome, in order to get her. A tender friendship grows between shun li and bepi. Watch shun li and the poet full movie in hd visit movie 75562 a study of the friendship between a chinese woman and a fisherman w. Io sono li shun li and the poet 20 rotten tomatoes. While films involving dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals are included on this list, those concerning legendary creatures, such as dragons or vampires, are not. Harbour during a recent hong kong visit to attend a screening of shun li at the cine italiano. Movies like shun li and the poet 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. Bepi is a poet too, and an immigrant into the bargain. 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. In italian and mandarin chinese with english subtitles. Shun li and the poet io sono li by andrea segre artekino.
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. It also took out the 2014 whitehead award at the th annual international film. It is also possible to rent shun li and the poet on amazon video, fandangonow online and to download it on amazon video, fandangonow. Shun li and the poet 2011 full movie download full hd youtube. Io sono li tackles issues such as racism and the closemindedness of small communities, alongside motherhood, poetry, the difficulties of immigration, with a respectful and wonderfully poetic directorial touch. Watch shun li and the poet 2012 full movie free online. It also took out the 2014 whitehead award at the th annual international film festival. The movie of the month club for indie and foreign films. Bepi, a slavic fisherman, nicknamed the poet by his friends, has been a. Shun li and the poet io sono li by andrea segre artekino festival. Ferafsesaa press release lux film prize finalists plea to eu decision makers.
Get your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home, exclusive movie gear, access to advanced screenings and discounts galore. Andrea segres intimate drama tells the story of shun li, a chinese immigrant forced to move from rome in order to work in a bar on a small island in the veneto. 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. 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. After working in a textile factory in the suburbs of rome, shun li moves to the small. Shun li and the poet 2011 andrea segre, tao zhao, rade. 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. Io sono li 2011 roberto citran, marco paolini, and tao zhao in io sono li 2011 tao zhao in io. Watch shun li and the poet full movie in hd visit a study of the friendship between a chinese woman and a fisherman w. In 2010, he directed his first fulllength fiction film, shun li and the poet, presented at numerous international festivals and winner of many awards, including the european parliaments lux prize in 2012, and distributed in over thirty countries.
Shun li i harrison italian cinema 46 disc 1c 1 december. Shun li and the poet 2011 andrea segre, tao zhao, rade serbedzija, marco paolini july 7, 2019 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 lagoon. New to the fishing village of chioggia, italy, chinese migrant worker shun li zhao tao waits tables at a restaurant and dreams of reuniting with her son. I was attracted to this by the line up of actores, especially marco paolini.
Signup to the artekino festival newsletter to stay updated. Zhao tao won the 2012 david di donatello for best actress for her performance as shun li. The pub is the hangout of the local fishermen, including bepi, a handsome old slav immigrant nicknamed the poet. Andrea segres intimate drama tells the story of shun li, a chinese immigrant forced to move from rome in order to work in a bar on a small island in the veneto lagoon.
The new mexico italian film and culture festival, now in its seventh year, expands into santa fe on february 9 with carnevale in venezia, an evening that will showcase the film shun li and the poet, followed by a dinner at osteria dassisi. Fera at idfa international documentary film festival in amsterdam 2019 24 november 2019. Shun li and the poet film first feature io sono li by andrea segre. 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 lagoon. Zhao tao, rade sherbedgia, marco paolini, andrea segre.
Gradually she gets used to the regular customers, mostly. Filmmaker andre segre tells the story of one woman, shun li, and the fisherman, bepi, who befriends her. Jan 11, 2018 andrea segres intimate drama tells the story of shun li, a chinese immigrant forced to move from rome in order to work in a bar on a small island in the veneto lagoon. With tao zhao, rade serbedzija, marco paolini, roberto citran. Shun li and the poet by andrea segre overdrive rakuten. The strength of shun li and the poet io sono li 2011, a franceitaly production, lies in its ability to appeal to your softer side. With mohammad bakri, lior miller, hend ayoub, tomer russo. The festival was curated by rebecca cremona, who also directed and cowrote maltas seaadventure film, simshar you can revisit our reaction to this film here. However unlike the abbas kiarostami production, shun li and the poet is a somewhat blander, more conventional depiction of such a story though matches the aforementioned title in. Shun li and the poet 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. Italian film festival expands to santa fe, benefits unm.
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