Soundless Wind Chime centers around a new immigrant to Hong Kong from China, Ricky (Lu Yu Lai), who works as a delivery boy while living with his prostitute aunt (Wella Zhang). He is pickpocketed by a Swiss thief, Pascal (Bernhard Bulling) who is in an abusive relationship with his con artist boyfriend (Hannes Lindenblatt). Deciding to leave him, Pascal has a chance encounter with Ricky and the two begin a romantic relationship. The couple struggles through good times and bad, forcing them to determine if their relationship is based on love or dependence on one another. Several years later, Ricky searches Switzerland for signs of Pascal, eventually encountering Ueli (also played by Bulling), a timid antique store owner who looks the same as Pascal, but who has a vastly different personality. As Ricky and Ueli's relationship deepens, the truth of Pascal and Ricky's relationship is unraveled as the film progresses through glimpses of the present and the past.
In the Turin GLBT international Film Festival, Italy, the film has won the Audience Award, Nuovi sguardi (Best New Director), and a Special Jury Mention for Best Feature Film in Competition.
The film has also won the Best Direction, and Best Actor (Lu Yulai) awards in the - Madrid International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival 2009.[1]
In Canada, Soundless Wind Chime has won the best international feature in the Vancouver Queer Film Festival, and the Jury Award For Best Feature Film in the Image+Nation Festival Cinema LGBT Montreal.
The film was featured in the 59th Annual Berlin International Film Festival and was an official nominee for the 2009 "Teddy Award."
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The film features an original score produced by Claudio Puntin and Insa Rudolph performed by Sepiasonic and also contains music by artist Justin McGrath as well as the song "Achoo Cha Cha" by classic Chinese singer and actress Grace Chang.
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Speechless, a 2012 gay-themed film with a similar atmosphere, and which also features, as its main theme, an affair between two young men, one Chinese and the other, Western. Unlike Soundless Wind Chime, the film's dialogue is mostly in Mandarin (Putonghua), the national language of China.
soundless, wind, chime, chinese, 無聲風鈴, pinyin, wúshēng, fēng, líng, 2009, independent, film, directed, hung, wing, chinese, 洪榮杰, starring, bernhard, bulling, 2009, nominee, berlin, international, film, festival, teddy, award, directed, byhung, wing, kitwritten. Soundless Wind Chime Chinese 無聲風鈴 pinyin Wusheng feng ling is a 2009 independent film directed by Hung Wing Kit Chinese 洪榮杰 starring Lu Yu Lai and Bernhard Bulling It was a 2009 Nominee for the Berlin International Film Festival s Teddy Award Soundless Wind ChimeDirected byHung Wing KitWritten byHung Wing KitProduced byJacqueline Liu Liliane Ott Min Li Marti Philip Delaquis Stefan ZuberStarringBernhard Bulling Lu Yulai Wella Zhang Li Wai Foon Marie Omlin Hannes Lindenblatt Wong Siu YinCinematographyYue Shi Alex Shi YueEdited byMartina ZiesackDistributed byTLA ReleasingRelease date9 February 2009 2009 02 09 Berlinale Running time100 minutesCountriesHong KongSwitzerlandChinaLanguagesSwiss German English Mandarin Cantonese Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Accolades 4 Music 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksPlot editSoundless Wind Chime centers around a new immigrant to Hong Kong from China Ricky Lu Yu Lai who works as a delivery boy while living with his prostitute aunt Wella Zhang He is pickpocketed by a Swiss thief Pascal Bernhard Bulling who is in an abusive relationship with his con artist boyfriend Hannes Lindenblatt Deciding to leave him Pascal has a chance encounter with Ricky and the two begin a romantic relationship The couple struggles through good times and bad forcing them to determine if their relationship is based on love or dependence on one another Several years later Ricky searches Switzerland for signs of Pascal eventually encountering Ueli also played by Bulling a timid antique store owner who looks the same as Pascal but who has a vastly different personality As Ricky and Ueli s relationship deepens the truth of Pascal and Ricky s relationship is unraveled as the film progresses through glimpses of the present and the past Cast editLu Yu Lai Ricky Bernhard Bulling Pascal Ueli Marie Omlin Sister Gilles Tschudi Father Ruth Schwegler Mother Wella Zhang Auntie Li Wai Foon Restaurant Owner Wong Siu Yin Popo Hannes Lindenblatt Marcus Jackie Leung Singing AngelAccolades editIn the Turin GLBT international Film Festival Italy the film has won the Audience Award Nuovi sguardi Best New Director and a Special Jury Mention for Best Feature Film in Competition The film has also won the Best Direction and Best Actor Lu Yulai awards in the Madrid International Gay amp Lesbian Film Festival 2009 1 In Canada Soundless Wind Chime has won the best international feature in the Vancouver Queer Film Festival and the Jury Award For Best Feature Film in the Image Nation Festival Cinema LGBT Montreal The film was featured in the 59th Annual Berlin International Film Festival and was an official nominee for the 2009 Teddy Award Music editThe film features an original score produced by Claudio Puntin and Insa Rudolph performed by Sepiasonic and also contains music by artist Justin McGrath as well as the song Achoo Cha Cha by classic Chinese singer and actress Grace Chang See also editSpeechless a 2012 gay themed film with a similar atmosphere and which also features as its main theme an affair between two young men one Chinese and the other Western Unlike Soundless Wind Chime the film s dialogue is mostly in Mandarin Putonghua the national language of China List of Chinese films of 2009 List of lesbian gay bisexual or transgender related films List of lesbian gay bisexual or transgender related films by storylineReferences edit https web archive org web 20091113053312 http www lesgaicinemad com noticias el lesgaicinemad se despide hasta el ano proximo 13th LesGaiCineMadExternal links editOfficial website Soundless Wind Chime at IMDb Sepiasonic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Soundless Wind Chime amp oldid 1112767799, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
