Singing Behind Screens Explained

Singing Behind Screens
Music:	Han Yong
Cinematography:	Fabio Olmi
Runtime:	98 minutes

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

Notes and References

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