Weve been offering photo retouching and restoration services since 2012. This is a list of notable films that are primarily about animals. The aim of this article is to introduce the reader to the genre of polyglot films and translation in the special context of accented and migration cinema in contemporary france, through the study. There are many unanswered questions here which you ask yourself at the conclusion of the film. Shun li shares with bepi stories of qu yuan, chinas most celebrated poet, and. 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.
It also took out the 2014 whitehead award at the th annual international film festival. Andrea segres elegant film does dally with quiet tragedies and small. Andrea segre earned a phd in sociology, focusing on endangered social groups with an emphasis on immigration in italy. Some new release movies become unavailable for downloading for a limited time due to licensing restrictions. A touch of sin 20 at once baffling and enticing, this. They have found kindred souls and are linked by their regard for poetry. This book focuses on four films produced between 2007 and 20, specifically io sono li shun li and the poet, 2011, giorni e nuvole days and clouds, 2007, pranzo di ferragosto midaugust lunch, 2008, and viaggio sola a five star life, 20, examining a slice of contemporary italian cinema to highlight specific socioeconomic changes.
The article analyzes the roles assigned to chinese women and their western. Rade serbedzija was born in bunic korenica in 1946. While films involving dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals are included on this list, those concerning legendary creatures, such as dragons or vampires, are not. Mar 07, 2014 shun li and the poet italian english subtitles when shun li, a chinese immigrant gets together with slavic fisherman bepi, a wave of prejudice grips the small italian town of chioggia. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Shun li and the poet film society of lincoln center.
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. Io sono li aka shun li and the poet or li and the poet earned zhao tao best. Shun li and the poet io sono li, italyfrance 2011 the. 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. Download catalog at see more ideas about film, movies. 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. Faced with a cultural divide, shun li and bepis fates are different, yet their story is a captivating one.
Internationales filmwochenende wurzburg festivals filmitalia. Jul 01, 20 join nikki bedi for an interview with house starturned musician hugh laurie. Shun li and the poet 2011 andrea segre, tao zhao, rade. The film is shot in venice with as you can imagine some very nice scenery. Zhao tao won the 2012 david di donatello for best actress for her performance as shun li. There she strikes up a friendship with bepi, a fisherman nicknamed the poet. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Shun li and bepi do not feel passion in the ordinary sense. 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. For 11 years, the lux film prize has helped the promotion of european films that go to the heart of european public debate by subtitling them in the 24 eu official languages. Ausgezeichnete shun li and the poet kostenlos runterladen, beeindruckende shun li and the poet in schnellen server anschauen, enorme shun li and the poet in top plattform anschauen, au. 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 venetian lagoon. 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. Bepi, a slavic fisherman, nicknamed the poet by his friends, has been a.
Shun li and the poet china 2011 shun li and the poet movie postershun li works in a textile factory near rome, slowly paying off the broker who brought her from china to italy. Their friendship is far from scandalous and passionate, but instead is. Violence ensues for each, but in varying degrees and outcomes. In my opinion, explorers creates that sense of discovering something new about films. 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. But, theres european cinema to discover throughout the year. Rent shun li and the poet 2011 starring tao zhao and rade serbedzija on dvd and bluray. For example, i watched a film called shun li and the poet pictured above with my school in the ifi and i discovered that even though the film had barely any action in it, it was still very interesting because of the plot and the conflict in the film.
Shun li and the poet tells the story of the romantic and difficult friendship between a young. In 2010, he directed his first fulllength fiction film, shun li and the poet. 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. Interesting animal symbolism and a somewhat scathing assessment of chinese life will keep viewers pondering this film for awhile. Shun li and the poet rent movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. Cultural metamorphoses in contemporary italian cinema by. The 201415 season of the bridport film society featured 12 films from around the globe. Jul 24, 2014 shun li and the poet watch on netflix directed by andrea segre. With around 10,000 visitors over a four day period and about 60 films as well as a number of special events, it is one of the largest such events in germany. 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 and the poet 2011 watch on prime video, kanopy, tubi. Shun li and the poet starring zhao tao 12a anthony quinn. Zhao tao as shun li brings her wonderfully still presence from the films of jia zhangke films that in some ways share the sense of place. 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.
However, the chioggia natives make it clear that they dont approve of shun li and bepis budding relationship, especially given their suspicions about her chinese heritage. Collect bonus rewards from our many partners, including amc, stubs, cinemark connections, regal crown club when you link accounts. Shun li and the poet io sono li, italyfrance 2011 the case for. Shun li and the poet io sono li 2011 films released. Get your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home, exclusive movie gear, access to advanced screenings and discounts galore. Download shun li and the poet 2011 full movie hd video. Andea segres second feature length film after winning the lux prize for shun li and the poet, is set in a trentino valley. Film movement continues to bring to our attention treasures of cinematic art that we might not otherwise see. The 20 rank em as you see em thread dvd talk forum.
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. The festival is exclusively organized by volunteers. 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. Bbc world service the arts hour, house star hugh laurie. First snowfall shun li and the poet helmer andrea segre again tackles the theme of immigration in this beautifully lensed drama. Though lonely at first, she meets bepi, a slavic fisherman, nicknamed the poet, who befriends her. She has been working eight years to get the necessary documentation and to. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Part of europe we love you, this month on curzon12. It also took out the 2014 whitehead award at the th annual international film. Shun li and the poet io sono li 2011 films released 2000 2019. Shun li i harrison italian cinema 46 disc 1c 1 december 2016 the difference in the y chromosome directed by andrea segre shun li and the poet depicts. If applicable, we will notify you about this before processing your order.
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. 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. Media in category io sono li the following 28 files are in this category, out of 28 total. 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. Though chinese female characters play important roles in the missing star, two tigers, and shun li and the poet, all three films feature damsels in distress archetypes and incorporate stereotypical plots of western heroes rescuing their female victims. Imdb, the worlds most popular and authoritative source for movie, tv and celebrity content. She is suddenly transferred to work as a bartender at a pub in a small town along the venetian lagoon. Home previous editions news about lux film days downloads catalogue. Shun li and the poet io sono li by andrea segre artekino festival.
Chinas reception of michelangelo antonionis chung kuo. Andrea segres intimate drama tells the story of shun li, a chinese. The subtitling of french contemporary accented polyglot films. Segres film captures the misty elision of land and sea in the veneto lagoon. 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. Apr 7, 20 films i have seen screened at filmfest dc 20.
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. Andrea segre, ao zhao, chioggia, luca bigazzi, lucy popescu, rade serbedzija, shun li and the poet. A skilfully acted, subtle film, shun li and the poet succeeds in giving a human face to immigration and the sacrifices made by foreign workers across europe in the hope of giving their families a better life. Shun li and the poet 20, directed by andrea segre film. Aug 11, 20 shun li and the poet io sono li, italyfrance 2011 bepi and shun li in his boat. Zhao won the david di donatello award the italian oscar for best actress for her starring role in shun li and the poet. She befriends slavic migrant worker bepi the poet upsetting the small venetian neighborhood.
Sharing customs from homes theyve left behind and relating through their mutual love of poetry, shun li and bepi begin an unexpected and unapproved friendship. Shun li and the poet is a more thoughtful and refreshing romantic film. Shun li shares with bepi stories of qu yuan, chinas most celebrated poet, and the two strike up a friendship that has the potential to become something more. 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. A tender, delicate friendship grows between shun li and bepi. 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 is the tale of the tender friendship between shun li, a chinese immigrant who works as a waitress in a tavern to save enough money for her son to join her in italy, and bepi, called the poet by his friends, an aging croatian fisherman who refuses to leave the place where hes lived for 30 years to go live with his son. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing shun li and the poet near you. I had three scenes in the film originally and kubrick cut one beautiful scene. Shun li and the poet io sono li by andrea segre artekino. Unlike so many films on this subject, shun li and the poet actually believes in the inherent decency of strangers.
Generally, the process involves restoring lost details on damaged photos, repairing torn or ripped photos and healing wounds such as scratches, grime, water damage and other blemishes. Shun li and the poet shun li and the poet trailer facebook. You can follow any responses to this entry through the rss 2. The festival takes place from the 1st to the 31st of december. Shun li and the poet, the charming and moving film about friendship, is out now in cinemas and on curzon home cinema. 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 2011 letterboxd your life in film.
Shun li i harrison italian cinema 46 disc 1c 1 december. Shun li works in a textile factory in the outskirts of rome, in order to get her papers and. Jun 15, 2014 a touch of sin 20 at once baffling and enticing, this film explores four characters who are pushed beyond their limits. Despicable me 2 20 im just chilling with the guac from my chip hat. Unlike so many films on this subject, shun li and the poet actually. Search results for shun li and the poet dvd netflix. Io sono li shun li and the poet 20 rotten tomatoes. 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. 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.
Io sono li is a 2011 italian drama film directed by andrea segre. The pub is the hangout of the local fishermen, including bepi, a handsome old slav immigrant nicknamed the poet. She is suddenly transferred to chioggia, a small cityisland in the veneto lagoon, to work as a bartender in a pub. We are european screenwriters and directors, finalists of the lux film prize of the european parliament since 2007. 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. Rent shun li and the poet 2011 on dvd and bluray netflix. Shun li and the poet has a very high rotten tomatoes critics score of 95% and a better than average imdb audience rating of 7. Jolefilm, aeternam films, rai cinema, arte, haut et court.