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Love, Friendship, Jealousy and All That Eternal Summer Directed by: Leste Chen Starring: Bryant Chang, Hsiao-chuan Chang, Kate Yeung Release date: October 13, 2006 Reviewed by Andrew C.C. Huang Directed by Taiwan up-and-coming director Leste Chen, “Eternal Summer” is part of a Taiwan New New Wave films that feature coming of age story with teenage protagonist and told in accessible plotlines. It’s also a piece of the growing canon of Taiwanes queer movie with “The Wedding Banquet” and “Vive L’Amour” as its progenitors and “Blue Gate Crossing” and “Spider Lily” as the recent examples. That said, “Eternal Summer” is also one of the best Taiwanese films of the year. Director Chen, who put his name on the cinematic map last year with the ghost thriller “The Heirloom,” also the second highest grossing film n Taiwan in 2005, proves his mettle by serving up this poignant tale about interwoven love and friendship among three high school students. Jonathan (played by Bryant Chang) is an honor s...