A Thousand Years of Good Prayers

• Henry O: Mr. Shi
• Pavel Lychnikoff: Boris
• Yu Feihong ( Faye Yu ): Yilan

Mr. Shi and the singing of the cicadas (Original title: A Thousand Years of Good Prayers ) is an American film released in 2007 by Wayne Wang. The film is based on a short story by Yiyun Li

Action

The Chinese Shi visited after twelve years of separation his daughter Yilan in their new home, the USA. The newly divorced daughter refused at first to the efforts of his father to help her to her happiness. Only through contact with an old Iranian woman, with whom he long conversations in the park leads undergoes Mr. Shi that he has to use a different, honest language in order to reach his daughter.

Criticism

" A melancholy tragicomedy in static images over a speechlessness that is owed to the emotional distance. Here, the enigmatic film gives food for thought and is supported by a fabulous main character. "

" Touching distances and yet politely told Wayne Wang of alienation, family communication and White Lies - and proves to be a master of the small form, far from the glamor of his Hollywood films " Last Holiday "and" Maid in Manhattan ". "

Awards

2007, the film won an award for Best Actor and Best Film at the San Sebastian International Film Festival.