Singing Behind Screens

Singing Behind Screens
Directed by	Ermanno Olmi
Written by	Ermanno Olmi
Starring	Jun Ichikawa Bud Spencer
Cinematography	Fabio Olmi
Music by	Han Yong
Release date	2003 (2003)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Singing Behind Screens (Italian : Cantando dietro i paraventi) is a 2003 Italian adventure-drama film written and directed by Ermanno Olmi, loosely inspired to real life events of Chinese pirate Ching Shih. ^{[1] [2]} The film won three David di Donatello ^[3] and four Nastro d'Argento Awards. ^[4]

Plot

A young man enters a brothel and sees a staged narration of a Chinese folk tale concerning a female pirate.

Cast

• Jun Ichikawa as Widow Ching
• Bud Spencer as Old Captain Andorrano
• Sally Ming Zeo Ni as Confident
• Camillo Grassi as Nostromo
• Makoto Kobayashi as Admiral Ching

See also

• List of Italian films of 2003

References

1. Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN   8860736269.
2. Jay Weissberg (October 23, 2003). "Review: 'Singing Behind Screens'". Variety . Retrieved 13 April 2014.
3. "David 2004, trionfa 'La meglio gioventù'". La Repubblica . May 14, 2004. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
4. "Nastri d'argento 2004: vince Giordana". La Repubblica . April 7, 2004. Retrieved 5 March 2014.

External links

• Singing Behind Screens at IMDb