Io sono li shun li and the poet andrea segre directed his first fulllength drama after a career in documentary filmmaking. Rent shun li and the poet 2011 starring tao zhao and rade serbedzija on dvd and bluray. Unlike so many films on this subject, shun li and the poet actually believes in the. 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. Les francis 2014 streaming complet gratuit en version. 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 works in a textile factory on the outskirts of rome and hopes to get italian citizenship so her eightyearold son can join her in italy. Shun li and the poet io sono li by andrea segre artekino festival. Zhao tao won the 2012 david di donatello for best actress for her performance as shun li. People often assume that, if a film is slow and has subtitles, it must also be profound. Andrea segres debut the story of shun li zhao tao, a chinese single mum who, inadvertently, finds a. Andrea segres shun li and the poet is a tender tale of friendship between a. Shun li and bepi do not feel passion in the ordinary sense.
Segre s film captures the misty elision of land and sea in the veneto lagoon and how it perfectly expresses the characters yearning placelessness. 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. Oct 31, 2012 shun li and bepi do not feel passion in the ordinary sense. Shun li and the poet is a pensive and slowburning production that will have you pondering over it for days. Anshun li is an actor, known for chou ren duo zuo guai 1981. Shun li and the poet io sono li, italyfrance 2011 the case for.
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. 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 a broker who managed to get her to come into italy. 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 is an actor, known for the karate kid 2010. Jolefilm, aeternam films, rai cinema, arte, haut et court. Andrea segres elegant film does dally with quiet tragedies and small cruelties, but nobody gets. 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.
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. The amount they are purchased for is absorbent and it depends upon the owner on how much you pay back to earn your freedom. She is transferred to work at a pub, where she meets bepi, a handsome old slav immigrant nicknamed the poet. 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. 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. Jun 20, 20 bepi is a poet too, and an immigrant into the bargain. Segres film captures the misty elision of land and sea in the veneto lagoon and.
Shun li and the poet 20, directed by andrea segre film. Shun li and the poet represents the town of choggia in the veneto region of. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. 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. 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 film poets are a husband and wife team who have served over 100 happy couples. The ancient poetry of qu yuan is used in the film shun li and the poet to examine a very modern phenomenon. 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. There are currently seven videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. I suspect that for many fans of world cinema one of the main. Shun li and the poet io sono li 2011 traileraddict. Shun li, as it turns out, comes from a long line of fishermen ancestors, plus bepi originally came from a communist country yugoslavia. Wxxi public broadcasting and the little theatre are engaged in a formal, longterm affiliation. Mark deming, rovi two outsiders become unlikely friends in.
Shun li and the poet meaford international film festival. Rent shun li and the poet 2011 on dvd and bluray netflix. The friendship between shun li and bepi upsets both the chinese and local communities, who interfere. Rent shun li and the poet 2011 on dvd and bluray dvd. 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. The friendship between shun li and bepi upsets both the chinese and local communities, who. 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. They have found kindred souls and are linked by their regard for poetry. In january 2014 the film received five nominations at the 39th cesar awards, with adele haenel winning the award for best supporting actress. Andrea segres intimate drama tells the story of shun li, a chinese. Shun li and the poet is a more thoughtful and refreshing romantic film. To understand the concept that foreigners such as shun li and many chinese factory workers are bought and they are sent to different countries and even in their own home. Video archive for the film shun li and the poet io sono li, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2011.
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. Italian english subtitles a visually stunning story about two strangers who meet in a fishing village on the outskirts of venice. Deutsch espanol francais italiano lumbaart nederlands slovenscina. Zhao tao, best known as the chinese star of movies by jia zhangke, plays shun li, a reserved and unhappy young woman who has been transported to italy by her gangmasters and must work in a bar to pay off a loanshark debt. 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.
Io sono li shun li and the poet the fundy film society. Shun li and the poet is a detailed examination of an encounter between different cultures and portrays normally hidden realities. 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. Maintenant vous pouvez regarder gratuite shun li and the poet 2011 film, obtenez certains gratuite nouveau film en ligne regarder et gratuite nouveau film t l charger les nouvelles versions plus. Jun 20, 20 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. 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. But segre, hitherto known for his documentaries, always pulls back before the slide is complete. There is much to savour in this poignant film about an unhappy young woman transported to italy by her chinese gangmasters. 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 witcher 2017 regarder des films gratuitement en ligne. Shun li shares with bepi stories of qu yuan, chinas most celebrated poet, and. 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. Shun li works in a textile factory near rome, slowly paying off the broker that.
Media in category io sono li the following 28 files are in this category, out of 28 total. 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. Io sono li with the temporary title shun li and the poet was. Filmmaker andre segre tells the story of one woman, shun li, and the fisherman, bepi, who befriends her. It also took out the 2014 whitehead award at the th annual international film festival. Maintenant vous pouvez regarder gratuite the witcher 2017 film, obtenez certains gratuite nouveau film en ligne regarder et gratuite nouveau film t l charger les nouvelles versions plus chaudes et les. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing shun li and the poet near you. Io sono li shun li and the poet 20 rotten tomatoes. Nov 10, 20 io sono li shun li and the poet andrea segre directed his first fulllength drama after a career in documentary filmmaking.
Bepi is a poet too, and an immigrant into the bargain. 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. Les grignoux dossiers pedagogiques cinema et education. Shun li and the poet is released on 21st june 20 in the uk. Li and the poet 20 a chinese barmaid tao zhao and a slavic fisherman rade serbedzija find friendship and more in an italian fishing village. Curzonartificial eye have the uk rights and they seem happy to play it online i havent seen it getting. Rade serbedzija is the grizzled yugoslavian fishermancumpoet who recognises a kindred spirit, similarly estranged from their homeland, still carrying a candle for the rituals of the past. 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. 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. The films original italian title is io sono li, a play on words meaning both i am li and i. Io sono li is a 2011 italian drama film directed by andrea segre. The stuttgart international festival of animated film goes online. Shun li zhao tao is a thirtysomething single mother from china who has come to italy in the hope of providing a better life for herself and her son. Bei jing yu shang xi ya tu 20 film complet en francais.