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6.4/10   269 votes
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Director:
Ermanno Olmi
Writer:
Ermanno Olmi (screenplay)
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Release Date:
24 October 2003 (Italy) more
Genre:
Drama more
Awards:
7 wins & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
An epic fable about piracy , honor and power . more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Bud Spencer ... Il vecchio capitano

Jun Ichikawa ... Vedova Ching
Sally Ming Zeo Ni ... Confidente
Camillo Grassi ... Nostromo
Makoto Kobayashi ... Ammiraglio Ching
Wen Li Guang ... Dignitario imperiale
Chen Ruohao ... Emissario imperiale
Davide Dragonetti ... Cliente ignaro
Alberto Capone ... Cliente militare
Carlene Ko ... Mery Red
Sultan Temir Omarov ... Ammiraglio Thin Kwei
Bellini Zheng ... Il piccolo Guiady
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yang Li Xiang ... Supremo ammiraglio Kwo Lang
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
En chantant derrière les paravents (France)
Singing Behind Screens (International: English title)
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Runtime:
98 min
Country:
Italy | UK | France
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Company:
Cinema 11 more

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6 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
An epic fable about piracy , honor and power ., 1 April 2004
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Author: frippertronic81 from Cagliari, Italy

"Cantando dietro i paraventi" tells the story of a woman who takes the leadership of a group of pirates which was once at the orders of her dead husband . Olmi got us used to the mix of epic fable and historical tale but this time he also expresses his personal views on storytelling through an explicit use of a theatrical representation . All aspects of cinematography are at very high levels in this movie : excellent photography (the hands of Fabio Olmi are a big promise for Italian cinema) , beautiful sounds and striking dialogs even though in the Italian version the Chinese actors are not superbly dubbed . Everything is very well mixed together and the spectator truly has the feeling to live in one of those ancient oriental fables . I personally think this title doesn't achieve the formal perfection of "Il Mestiere delle armi" or "L'albero degli zoccoli" but is still very enjoyable and well made reminding me the more poetic version of Olmi that we've seen in "Il segreto del bosco vecchio". Surely one of the best movies of 2003 .

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