shun li and the poet

Time Out says. Bepi (Rade Serbedzija) is the “poet,” a former Yugoslavia-born fisherman who loves improving poems. This film has no current screenings. However, what’s most compelling here isn’t just insight into Chinese émigrés but the characters they play and the performances delivered. Previous Next Hide Grid. Posted on November 8, 2011 by iosonoli. Shun Li and the Poet is beautifully directed by Andrea Segre who makes the most of watery images in visual poems which serve as transitions from one scene to another. Shun Li and the Poet 2011 film by Andrea Segre. She is suddenly transferred to Chioggia, a small city-island in the Veneto lagoon, to work as a bartender in a pub. She is suddenly transferred to work as a bartender at a pub in a small town along the Venetian Lagoon. The film examines issues such as cultural alienation, xenophobia, exploitation, splintered families and the universal yearning for affection. Shun Li and the Poet (Italian: Io sono Li) is a 2011 Italian drama film directed by Andrea Segre. Shun Li and the Poet (12) ... 4.0 out of 5 stars io sono Li. Shun Li and Bepi, who share a common interest and background, find themselves attracted to each other. The pub is the hangout of the local fishermen, including Bepi, a handsome old Slav immigrant nicknamed "The Poet." Shun Li works in a textile factory on the outskirts of Rome and hopes to get Italian citizenship so her eight-year-old son can join her in Italy. Bepi, a Slavic fisherman, nicknamed the Poet by his friends, has been a regular at that little pub for years. After working in a textile factory in the suburbs of Rome, Shun Li moves to the small Rade Serbedzija and Zhao Tao are superb in Shun Li And The Poet. On the Ice. 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. Her job is the price that she must pay for being able to leave China for which she is totally beholden to her shady Chinese employers, and once they decide her debt is paid they will bring over her small son that she had to leave back home. 1 / Video . Plot. Zhao Tao won the 2012 David di Donatello for Best Actress for her performance as Shun Li. The last finalist of the 2012 LUX Prize and which I’m reviewing is Shun Li and The Poet, from first time feature director Andrea Segre. A first fiction film presented at the Venice Film Festival 2011. Shun Li is a barmaid at small working men’s cafe in a sleepy lagoon town just north of Venice. Recommended. Though lonely at first, she meets Bepi, a Slavic fisherman, nicknamed the Poet, who befriends her. The setting is Chioggia, a small city-island on the Venetian lagoon. 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, the locals are not so happy about this. 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. In a beautifully shot and touchingly constructed film, Shun Li and the Poet is as charming as it is tranquil, serving to deliver a warming story in a serene manner. Shun Li, a migrant mother whose only son still lives in China, loves reciting poems of Qu Yuan, a renowned poet of ancient China. Shun Li and the Poet (Streaming Video) : 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. The titular Shun Li is a quiet and wistful woman who is sent to Italy to pay off her debts in order to be reunited with her eight-year old son. 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 (Zhao Tao), a young Chinese mother of an eight-year old son leaves her simple life in a Rome sewing factory to work in Chioggia, a small fishing village outside Venice. There is the odd story element that would have benefited from a little more development, but these problems are minor and can easily be forgiven. Shun Li and the Poet (2011) ist auf Netflix seit . Shun Li works in a textile factory in the outskirts of Rome, in order to get her papers and enable her eight-year-old son to come to Italy. This is a warm, moving film that is beautifully photographed. By Robbie Collin 19 June 2013 • 23:37 pm Shun Li also is befriended by Lian (Wang Yuan), a quiet Chinese woman who goes off on her own to do tai chi by the water. Poetic power. Nov 1, 2012. Shun Li and the Poet. Shun Li (Zhao Tao), a young Chinese mother of an eight-year old son leaves her simple life in a Rome sewing factory to work in Chioggia, a small fishing village outside Venice. Shun Li and the Poet Review . Shun Li and the Poet - Io sono Li. Both characters are outsiders in a foreign land, even if Bepi has lived in the community for the past thirty-years. She befriends, Bepi, a Yugoslav fisherman, who speaks in rhyme and is dealing with his own personal problems. Shun Li and the Poet, review A smart, melancholic portrait of immigrants washed up in wintry Venice impresses Robbie Collin. Any look at different immigration patterns worldwide will pique my interest to an extent. Andrea Segre's 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 and the Poet. Previous Next Show Grid. 4 out of 5 stars . Italiano: Io sono Li è un film italiano del 2011 diretto da Andrea Segre. Winner of the LUX Prize 2012. 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. When… Shun Li and the Poet – review 3 / 5 stars 3 out of 5 stars. Shun Li and the Poet Synopsis: 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 city-island in the Veneto lagoon. It won the European Parliament Lux Prize in 2012. 24/08/2012 - Two strangers in a strange land, an impossible friendship and the distructive power of prejudice. By Glenn Sumi. But gossip soon threatens their innocent relationship. 8/10 . Shun Li and the Poet actually begins in the multi-ethnic Roman suburb of Torpignattara, where the filmmaker now lives. Film, Drama. She is suddenly transferred to work as a bartender at a pub in a small town along the Venetian Lagoon. 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 and the Poet,” from Director Andrea Segre is one of those films that will stay in your heart and mind long after you leave the theatre. Image . She is suddenly transferred to Chioggia, a small city-island in the Veneto lagoon, to work as a bartender in a pub. Shun Li And The Poet. The pub is the hangout of the local fishermen, including Bepi, a handsome old Slav immigrant nicknamed "The Poet." Jun 19, 2013 roob.la/23716. … share. Jetzt ansehen oder schauen Sie den Trailer zuerst. A tender friendship grows between Shun Li and Bepi. “Shun Li and the Poet,” from Director Andrea Segre is one of those films that will stay in your heart and mind long after you leave the theatre. Shun Li and the Poet may feel somewhat slight to some audiences, and a more explicit conflict might have served it well. She is suddenly transferred to work as a bartender at a pub in a small town along the Venetian Lagoon. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 August 2013. The pub is the hangout of the local fishermen, including Bepi, a handsome old Slav immigrant nicknamed "The Poet." It also took out the 2014 Whitehead Award at the 13th annual international film festival. 4 out of 5 stars. Having collected so far more than 300,000 Euros, Shun Li and the Poet gains the surprising award of Best Italian Debut in 2011, two months after the first film screening at the 68th Venice International Film Festival. 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