But gossip soon threatens their innocent relationship, a bond that had once transcended two very different, yet not at all distant cultures. Shun li works in a textile factory on the outskirts of rome and hopes to get italian citizenship so her 8yearold son can join her in italy. 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. A tender friendship grows between shun li and bepi. Zhao tao won the 2012 david di donatello for best actress for her performance as shun li. Shun li always masks herself with a smile, but inevitably feels anxious and powerless when facing exploitation, xenophobia, and cultural alienation. 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. But, theres european cinema to discover throughout the year. 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. 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. 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 a broker who managed to get her to come into italy.
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. A chinese barmaid and a slavic fisherman find friendship in an italian fishing village. They have found kindred souls and are linked by their regard for poetry. Shun li and the poet is a pensive and slowburning production that will have you pondering over it for days. There is much to savour in this poignant film about an unhappy young woman transported to italy by her chinese gangmasters. In particular, these films ask questions regarding the place of immigrants within. 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. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Bepi is a poet too, and an immigrant into the bargain.
Shun li and the poet 2011 andrea segre, tao zhao, rade. Li bai 701762, also known as li bo, courtesy name taibai, was a chinese poet acclaimed from his own day to the present as a genius and a romantic figure who took traditional poetic forms to new heights. Shun li and the poet meaford international film festival. She has been working eight years to get the necessary documentation and to. Io sono li is a 2011 italian drama film 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 20, directed by andrea segre film. Io sono li 2011 roberto citran, marco paolini, and tao zhao in io sono li 2011 marco. 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 between different cultures. Tao zhao is the chinese bartender, working to pay off the debt which will finally allow her young son to join her in italy. Bepi, on the other hand, is an old retired fisherman and amateur poet who left yugoslavia for the little laguna town of chioggia thirtyfive years.
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. 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 english subtitles a visually stunning story about two strangers who meet in a fishing village on the outskirts of venice. Shun li is a young chinese woman who has succeeded in emigrating to italy, without her son whom she sorely misses but with a debt to pay back to the illegal network that helped her to get there. Shun li and the poet io sono li, italyfrance 2011 the.
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. 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. Filmmaker andre segre tells the story of one woman, shun li, and the fisherman, bepi, who befriends her. 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 io sono li 2011 films released 2000 2019. 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. 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.
The pub is the hangout of the local fishermen, including bepi, a handsome old slav immigrant nicknamed the poet. 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. It also took out the 2014 whitehead award at the th annual international film festival. In shun li and the poet, the titular character is also a single mother, suffering a painful separation from her son after moving to italy. A tender, delicate friendship grows between shun li and bepi. Though lonely at first, she meets bepi, a slavic fisherman, nicknamed the poet, who befriends her. Shun li and the poet io sono li, italyfrance 2011 the case for. 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 the poet a gem from italy all in one boat. Rent shun li and the poet 2011 starring tao zhao and rade serbedzija on dvd and bluray. There she strikes up a friendship with bepi, a fisherman nicknamed the poet. Cinema little italy presents the firehouse museum series first saturday of each month october through may the firehouse series screens the first saturday night of each month october through may. Part of europe we love you, this month on curzon12.
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. Shun li i harrison italian cinema 46 disc 1c 1 december. Shun li and bepi do not feel passion in the ordinary sense. Rent shun li and the poet 2011 on dvd and bluray dvd. Shun li and the poet io sono li 2011 films released. This film won the european parliament lux prize in 2012. Io sono li shun li and the poet 20 rotten tomatoes. It is a sentimental story of budding love between two very unlikely people, a yugoslavian fisherman and a chinese barmaid, in italy. Zhao tao, frequent collaborator with jia zhangke, plays shun li, a young chinese woman working long hours in an italian clothing factory. The strength of shun li and the poet io sono li 2011, a france italy production, lies in its ability to appeal to your softer side.
He and his friend du fu 712770 were the two most prominent figures in the flourishing of chinese poetry in the tang dynasty, which is often called the golden age of chinese poetry. Shun li and the poet tells the story of the romantic and difficult friendship between a. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Shun li and the poet is a social melodrama which prevails off the beaten track of. Watch shun li and the poet 2012 full movie free online. 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.
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. The festival takes place from the 1st to the 31st of december. With tao zhao, rade serbedzija, marco paolini, roberto citran. Get your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home, exclusive movie gear, access to advanced screenings and discounts galore. Shun li s roommate and possible angel is more mysterious than she need be, but doesnt make improbable her contribution. Andrea segres intimate drama tells the story of shun li, a chinese immigrant. 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. Shun li and the poet 2011 full movie download full hd. 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. 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. Watch shun li and the poet full movie in hd visit a study of the friendship between a chinese woman and a fisherman w.
Shun li and the poet is a more thoughtful and refreshing romantic film. Poet went directly from the 2011 venice film festival to the cinema farnese in. 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 merging of the story of the poet qu yuan 4th century bce, who is protected by floating candles during the annual dragon boat festival and bepes wish to be something more than a wornout fisherman. Shun li and the poet io sono li by andrea segre artekino festival.
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. 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. Bepi, a slavic fisherman, nicknamed the poet by his friends, has been a regular at that. 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.