- Eternal Summer
Infobox Chinese Film
name = Eternal Summer
caption =
director =Leste Chen
producer =Leste Chen Patrick Mao Huang
aproducer =
writer =Cheng-Ping Hsu Hsu Cheng-Ping
starring =Joseph Chang Bryant Chang Kate Yeung
music = Howie Chou
Jane Yang
Zane Young
Zee Yang
cinematography = Charlie Lam
editing = Hsiao-Yun Ku
distributor = Flash Forward Entertainment/
Rolling Film Entertainment
released =13 October 2006 (Taiwan)
runtime = 95 min.
country =Taiwan
language = Mandarin
budget =
gross =
website =
amg_id = 379081
imdb_id = 0885520
jianti = 盛夏光年
fanti = 盛夏光年
pinyin = Shèng Xià Guāng Nián
"Eternal Summer" (zh-cp|c=盛夏光年|p=shèng xià guāng nián) is a
2006 Taiwanese film directed byLeste Chen .Plot summary
Three high school students experience the perks and pitfalls of love in director Leste Chen's sensitive tale of friendship and yearning. As a child living in a seaside town in southern Taiwan, studious Jonathan (
Bryant Chang ) was asked by his concerned teacher to look after rebellious classmate Shane (Joseph Chang ). Ten years later, what was once a good-natured obligation has since blossomed into a warm friendship, with Jonathan still on the academic track and Shane finding his calling on the basketball court.When Taiwan-born schoolgirl Carrie (
Kate Yeung ) transfers to their school from Hong Kong and convinces Jonathan to join her on a secret day-trip toTaipei , her botched effort to seduce him in a sleazy love hotel, combined with her observations of he and Shane's friendship, soon leads her to believe that the object of her affections is homosexual and in love with his best friend. Despite her initial misgivings about the boorish Shane, Carrie soon begins to give in to the troublemaker's roguish charms. She accepts his offer to become his girlfriend on the condition that he manages to enter university. Later, as Shane pulls his act together and Jonathan begins to experience a sexual identity crisis, the former does his best to keep his feelings for Carrie secret in order to protect the feelings of his lifelong friend. Despite Jonathan's, Shane's, and Carrie's best efforts to keep their personal feelings secret, the truth eventually emerges, forcing all three to view their relationships in an entirely new light.Critics throughout Taiwan gave this movie rave reviews, and this film was nominated for many awards. Many actors cite this movie as one of their favorite movies, such as
Wang Lee-Hom ,Johnny Yan ,Evelyn Wa , andMing Dao .Notes
There is an astrological symetry in the character's names:
¤ Shane - 守恒 Shou Heng stands for 恒星 Heng Xing - star (the Sun).
¤ Jonathan - 正行 Zheng Xing stands for 行星 Xing Xing - planet (the Earth).
¤ Carrie - 慧嘉 Hui Jia stands for 彗星 Hui Xing - the Comet.The Sun always shines.
The Earth follows its route surrounding the Sun, but cannot approach it.
The Comet brings surprise to the solar system.
The picture is incomplete without any one of them.oundtrack
External links
* [http://www.wretch.cc/blog/summermovie Official Site]
* [http://www.wretch.cc/mypage/summermovie Official Wretch Movie Site]
* [http://www.zhangruijia.com Bryant Chang International Fansite Site]
* [http://www.onedayinmay.net/Singles/EternalSummer.html "Eternal Summer" title song at OneDayInMay.net]
* Title Song MV By Mayday [http://youtube.com/watch?v=jyHifwvvXYo]
* 6 Min Trailer [http://youtube.com/watch?v=y4YRO82LA5I]
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