La stella che non c'è / Rai Cinema e Cattleya ; soggetto e sceneggiatura, Gianni Amelio, Umberto Contarello ; liberamente ispirato a La dismissione di Ermanno Rea ; prodotto da Riccardo Tozzi, Giovanni Stabilini, Marco Chimenz ; regia di Gianni Amelio ; diretto da Gianni Amelio.

Story about an idealistic Italian machinist who finds his world view altered when he travels with a young female guide into the heart of China's new industrial landscape in an effort to replace defective technology.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Cattleya (Firm) (Production company) RAI Cinema (Firm) (Production company) 01 Distribution (Film distributor)
Other Authors:	Amelio, Gianni (Film director, Screenwriter) Contarello, Umberto (Screenwriter) Tozzi, Riccardo (Film producer) Stabilini, Giovanni (Film producer) Chimenz, Marco (Film producer) Castellitto, Sergio, 1953- (Actor) Ling, Tai (Actor) Costabile, Angelo (Actor) Ha, Hiu Sun (Actor) Rea, Ermanno
Language:	Italian Chinese English French
Language of the Original:	Italian
Language and/or Writing System:	Italian and Mandarin dialogue with optional subtitles in English or French; Italian captions for the hard of hearing.
Published:	[Rome, Italy] : 01 Distribution, [2006], ©2006.
Subjects:	Man-woman relationships > China > Drama. Man-woman relationships. China. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama.
Genre:	Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Missing star
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	Story about an idealistic Italian machinist who finds his world view altered when he travels with a young female guide into the heart of China's new industrial landscape in an effort to replace defective technology.
Note:	Originally released in 2006 as a motion picture. Special features: a short by Luan Amelio Ujkaj; interviews with Sergio Castellitto and Tai Ling; screen test with Tai Ling; commentary by Gianni Amelio; deleted scenes; trailer; photo gallery. Videorecording.
Call Number:	PN1995.9.M27 S74 2006 Region 2 PAL VideoDVD
Playing Time:	01:42:00
Audience:	"T: film per tutti"--Container.
Credits:	Cinematographer, Luca Bigazzi ; editor, Simona Paggi ; music, Franco Piersanti.
System Details:	DVD-9; PAL format: Not compatible with some American DVD players or NTSC-only systems; Region 2; Dolby Digital 5.1; single-sided, double-layer; aspect ratio 1.85:1, enhanced for 16x9 TVs.
Cast:	Sergio Castellitto, Tai Ling, Angelo Costabile, Hiu Sun Ha.
Event Details:	Set largely in mainland China, but filmed in Singapore.