Sound of Colors (film)
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| Directed by | Joe Ma |
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| Based on | Sound of Colors by Jimmy Liao |
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Production company | Jet Tone Films production |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
Sound of Colors (Chinese: 地下鐵) is a 2003 Hong Kong romance film directed by Joe Ma. It is an adaptation of the Taiwanese children's picture book of the same name by Jimmy Liao.
Cast
[edit]- Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Ho Chui-Ming — the untrustworthy owner of a dating agency who inextricably goes blind
- Miriam Yeung as Cheung Hoi-Yeuk — a kind blind woman who visits a dating agency in search for love
- Chang Chen as Zhong Cheng — an advertising company sales representative in Taipei whose love letter gets sent to an incorrect address
- Dong Jie as Dong Lie — a Shanghainese businesswoman who receives the love letter
- Wing Fan — angel who sets up Zhong Cheng and Dong Lie
Reception
[edit]Yen Sun-lun for the Taipei Times wrote, "Unfortunately, the film has turned out to be a colourful and beautiful picture that looks like an extended version of a music video. It may be creative in creating characters and plot for the originally thinly-plotted illustration book and the performances are on the whole OK, but the result is less than the sum of its parts."[1] Ken Eisner for Variety wrote, "Tale of overlapping love stories, “Sound of Colors” finally lacks the complexity or zip to make it shine as brightly as it otherwise could."[2] Chan Ka-ming for the Hong Kong Film Critics Society said, "Granted there is some Joe Ma humour, but the tumbling pursuit is nothing but the channeling of Wong Kar-wai."[3]
Analysis
[edit]賓尼 for the Hong Kong Film Critics Society wrote that the film's happy ending differs from other films of the period, whose cynical themes act as a reflection of Hong Kong's anxieties of the post 1997 Hong Kong Handover. The author noted the parallels of the two romances as a larger examination of gender dynamics in Hong Kong and Cross-Strait relations. Specifically, the author noted Ho's sudden blindness as a loss of confidence by men in Hong Kong following recent economic turmoil. This is contrasted with Cheung's confidence as a blind person as a reflection of the rising social standing of women in Hong Kong. Alternatively, Zhong Cheng and Dong Lie's successful romance as lovers from different countries is wishful thinking of improved relations between China and Taiwan.[4]
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Notes |
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| 2003 | Golden Bauhinia Awards | Best Actress | Miriam Yeung | Nominated | [5] |
| 2004 | Hundred Flowers Awards | Best Picture | Sound of Colors | Nominated | [6] |
| Best Actress | Dong Jie | Nominated | [6] | ||
| Chinese Film Media Awards | Best Actor | Tony Leung Chiu-wai | Nominated | [7] |
See also
[edit]- Turn Left, Turn Right — 2003 Hong Kong romance film also adapted from a Jimmy Liao book
References
[edit]- ^ Yu, Sen-lun (26 December 2003). "A sugar-coated holiday flick". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ Eisner, Ken (16 December 2004). "Sound Of Colors". Variety. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ Chan, Ka Ming (15 December 2003). "The Three Crossovers of Sound of Colors". Hong Kong Film Critics Society (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ 賓尼 (29 December 2003). "再三細味《地下鐵》". 香港電影評論學會 (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "歷屆金紫荊獎得獎名單>第八屆". Archived from the original on 20 January 2009.
- ^ a b (in Chinese) Nominees of 27th Hundred Flowers Awards 9 Sep 2004.
- ^ "Mar. 19, 2004: News From Abroad". UCLA Center for Chinese Studies. 19 March 2004. Retrieved 5 September 2021.