Home previous editions news about lux film days downloads catalogue vod. 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. 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. See more ideas about film, movies and streaming movies. Shun li and the poet io sono li 2011 films released.
Rent shun li and the poet 2011 on dvd and bluray netflix. 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. Shun li and the poet bepi, il poeta 2011 zmajeva ostrica director of universe 2011 xmen. 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. Io sono li shun li and the poet the fundy film society. Part of europe we love you, this month on curzon12. 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. I was attracted to this by the line up of actores, especially marco paolini. Shun li and the poet 20, directed by andrea segre film.
She befriends slavic migrant worker bepi the poet upsetting the small venetian neighborhood. It also took out the 2014 whitehead award at the th annual international film. 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. Shun li is a chinese migrant worker from the coastal city of fouzhou in south east china. Shun li and the poet 2011 full movie download full hd. Il sono li shun li and the poet is one of those rare gems of a movie that in a very gentle, quiet, simple fashion tells a story that in some way connects us all. With tao zhao, rade serbedzija, marco paolini, roberto citran. Il sangue verde 2010, mare chiuso 2012 and indebito 20. Io sono li is a 2011 italian drama film directed by andrea segre.
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. Bepi is a poet too, and an immigrant into the bargain. 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. Zhao tao plays chinese immigrant shun li, doomed to drudgery in a venetian harbourside bar until her gangmaster will pay for her eightyear. This film is presented to you in partnership with the european parliaments lux film prize. Shun li and the poet film first feature io sono li by andrea segre.
It also took out the 2014 whitehead award at the th annual international film festival. 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. Aug 11, 20 shun li and the poet io sono li, italyfrance 2011 bepi and shun li in his boat. A chinese barmaid and a slavic fisherman find friendship in an italian fishing village. Zhao tao, rade serbedzija, marco paolini, roberto citran. 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. Watch shun li and the poet 2012 full movie free online.
Zhao tao, rade sherbedgia, marco paolini, andrea segre. Shun li and the poet io sono li 2011 films released 2000 2019. Shun li and the poet io sono li by andrea segre artekino festival. A palestinian family is trapped inside a house commandeered by israeli soldiers. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. A tender friendship grows between shun li and bepi. 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. Ip man hindi dubbed full hd movie latest movies 2019.
With mohammad bakri, lior miller, hend ayoub, tomer russo. Shun li works in a textile factory in the outskirts of rome, in order to get her. The pub is the hangout of the local fishermen, including bepi, a handsome old slav immigrant nicknamed the poet. They have found kindred souls and are linked by their regard for poetry. Det danske filminstitut registrerer international festivaldeltagelse og priser til danske film, dog prim. Funds raised will benefit the university of new mexico childrens hospital.
Poverty problems in the frame south china morning post. Bepi, a slavic fisherman, nicknamed the poet by his friends, has been a. 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 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. Io sono li 2011 roberto citran, marco paolini, and tao zhao in io sono li 2011 tao zhao in io. After working in a textile factory in the suburbs of rome, shun li moves to the small. While films involving dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals are included on this list, those concerning legendary creatures, such as dragons or vampires, are not. Filmmaker andre segre tells the story of one woman, shun li, and the fisherman, bepi, who befriends her. 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. 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. 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.
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. Two outsiders become unlikely friends in this drama from filmmaker andrea segre. This fiction is a poetic meditation on immigration and home. Italian english subtitles a visually stunning story about two strangers who meet in a fishing village on the outskirts of venice. The film is shot in venice with as you can imagine some very nice scenery. This film won the european parliament lux prize in 2012. There she strikes up a friendship with bepi, a fisherman nicknamed the poet. There is much to savour in this poignant film about an unhappy young woman transported to italy by her chinese gangmasters. Fera at idfa international documentary film festival in amsterdam 2019 24 november 2019. Shun li and the poet is a more thoughtful and refreshing romantic film. Shun li and the poet full movie watch online, stream or download. She is suddenly transferred to chioggia, a small cityisland in the veneto lagoon, to work as a bartender in a pub. 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.
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. Shun li and the poet film first feature io sono li. 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. Harbour during a recent hong kong visit to attend a screening of shun li at the cine italiano. Io sono li shun li and the poet directed by antonio segre. The movie of the month club for indie and foreign films. 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. Shun li and bepi do not feel passion in the ordinary sense. Zhao tao won the 2012 david di donatello for best actress for her performance as shun li. Shun li and the poet is a pensive and slowburning production that will have you pondering over it for days. 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 2011 the tender friendship between a beautiful chinese immigrant and a handsome old fisherman is threatened by rumors in a small ventian town. In france, a television channel is required by law to invest 3. But gossip soon threatens their innocent relationship. Shun li and the poet by andrea segre overdrive rakuten. 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. She is suddenly transferred to work as a bartender at a pub in a small town along the venetian lagoon. Find a library or download libby an app by overdrive. 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. Watch shun li and the poet full movie in hd visit a study of the friendship between a chinese woman and a fisherman w. Watch foreign films online via streaming and buy indie film and foreign film dvds. 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. 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. Shun li and the poet 2011 andrea segre, tao zhao, rade. 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. But, theres european cinema to discover throughout the year. 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. Signup to the artekino festival newsletter to stay updated.
A tender, delicate friendship grows between shun li and bepi. 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. 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 i harrison italian cinema 46 disc 1c 1 december. Jolefilm, aeternam films, rai cinema, arte, haut et court. In italian and mandarin chinese with english subtitles. Io sono li shun li and the poet 20 rotten tomatoes. Italian film festival expands to santa fe, benefits unm. Jul 24, 2014 shun li and the poet watch on netflix directed by andrea segre. 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. 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.
She is transferred to work at a pub, where she meets bepi, a handsome old slav immigrant nicknamed the poet. Media in category io sono li the following 28 files are in this category, out of 28 total. The tender friendship between a beautiful chinese immigrant and a handsome old fisherman is threatened by rumors in a small ventian town. 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. 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. 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. Though lonely at first, she meets bepi, a slavic fisherman, nicknamed the poet, who befriends her. 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. Friends vs vips fundraising event may 2015 old photography repair. Andrea segres intimate drama tells the story of shun li, a chinese immigrant forced to. This is a list of notable films that are primarily about animals.