|
''Speechless'' () is a 2012 Hong Kong — mainland China film about a mute Frenchman who is found naked by the banks of a river in Wuhan in mainland China. He is rescued and sent to a local hospital where he is treated by a male nurse who cares for him and later discovers the secrets of his past. ''Speechless'' is the third feature film by director Simon Chung. His previous films were ''Innocent'', released in 2005, and ''End of Love'', in 2009.〔(Simon Chung ). Publisher:''Festival Scope.com'' Retrieved: 28 April 2014.〕 The film premiered at the BFI 26th London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, on 28 March 2012,〔(Speechless ). Publisher: ''Polari Magazine''. Published: 29 March 2012. Retrieved: 27 April 2014.〕 and contains brief full-frontal male nudity.〔(Speechless (2012) ). Publisher: ''IMDB''. Retrieved: 27 April 2014.〕 ==Plot== A man is found naked by the side of a river in Wuhan in mainland China. His name is Luke, but he appears to be unable to speak, and is sent to a local hospital for diagnosis. Unable to determine the cause of Luke's condition, the hospital decides that he must be sent elsewhere. Soon, Luke's male nurse, Xiao Jiang, discovers that his superiors have decided to transfer Luke to a mental asylum. He then decides that he must rescue him and smuggle him out to his uncle's village, where they will have to evade capture from the local police. Slowly, the reason for Luke's speechlessness becomes clear. Xiao Jiang discovers that Luke had previously had a romantic affair with a young male university student, called Han Dong, whom he had met at the university campus, together with Han Dong's girlfriend, Xiao Ning. Xiao Jiang accidentally discovers a secret that provides a key to Luke's past, enabling him to subsequently track down Xiao Ning to find out more. Although she proves to be unhelpful and deceitful, he begins to be able to piece together the mystery of Luke's inability to speak. He learns that Luke's romantic relationship with Han Dong had been discovered by Xiao Ning, who is a devout Christian, and had decided to punish her boyfriend by 'outing' him and publicly humiliating him at church. During Xiao Jiang's unravelling of this mystery, Luke suddenly disappears from the accommodation he had secretly shared with Xiao Jiang. As a result, Xiao Jiang asks for the help of a female friend, Lan, to try to locate Luke, and help resolve once and for all the central mystery of Luke's inability to speak.〔〔(Speechless (Wu Yan) - Words fail me ) Author: S. James Wegg. Publisher: ''JamesWeggReviews.org'' Published: 24 May 2012. Retrieved: 27 April 2014.〕〔(Speechless DVD Review ). Publisher: ''EntertainmentFocus.com'' Published: 29 November 2012. Retrieved: 27 April 2014.〕〔(Simon Chung's SPEECHLESS Comes to DVD Today ). Publisher: ''BroadwayWorld.com'' Published: 27 November 2012. Retrieved: 27 April 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Speechless (2012 film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|