Endless Nights in Aurora
| Endless Nights in Aurora | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| 極光之愛 | |
| Directed by | Lee Szu-yuan |
| Written by | Lee Szu-yuan |
| Based on | a play by Hugh Lee |
| Produced by | Moon Wang |
| Starring | Rainie Yang Chris Wang |
| Edited by | Chen Hsiao-tong Shieh Meng Ju |
| Music by | Veronica Lee |
| Distributed by | Applause Entertainment |
Release dates |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Budget | NT$40 million[1] |
| Box office | NT$8.3 million (Taipei) |
Endless Nights in Aurora (Chinese: 極光之愛) is a 2014 Taiwanese romantic drama film directed by Lee Szu-yuan.[2] It stars Rainie Yang and Chris Wang. It was released on December 19, 2014.[3][4]
Plot[edit]
Revolving around the romantic relationship of two generations, Alisha and her mother Xiao-feng, two parallel love stories are re-enacted across two and a half decades. With equally heated passion, the star-crossed lovers in different generations are faithfully attached to their experiences in love through promises, anticipation, losses, and forgiveness.
Cast[edit]
- Rainie Yang as Alisha
- Chris Wang as Kai
- Chi Chin as Wang Xiao-feng (2014)
- Didy Lin as Wang Xiao-feng (1990)
- Austin Lin as Chang Bei-chuan
- Jack Lee as Yolo
- Mandy Wei as Coco
- Fan Kuang-yao as Mr. Chang
- Moon Wang as Mrs. Chang
- Yang Li-yin as Mrs. Yang
- Ralf Chiu as Ralph
- Phoebe Huang as Motel owner
- Kimi Hsia as Yuan Yuan
- Kuo Tzu-chien as Professor Chen
- Chu Te-kang as Doctor
- Chiu Yi-feng as Dede (2014)
- Wang Tzu-wei as Dede (1990)
Soundtrack[edit]
| Endless Nights in Aurora Original Soundtrack | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | December 12, 2014 |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Length | 52:18 |
| Label | Sony Music Taiwan, B'In Music International |
| No. | Title | Performer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Little Child 小小孩" | Fish Leong | 04:44 |
| 2. | "True Stories 真實故事改編" | Stone Shih | 05:07 |
| 3. | "Until the World Cries Out 直到世界都哭泣" | Huang Kuo-lun | 05:01 |
| 4. | "69th Parallel North 我在北緯69度等你" | Veronica Lee | 02:04 |
| 5. | "Back for More" | Veronica Lee, Jeff Li | 02:02 |
| 6. | "Immobile Gypsy 不能流浪的吉普賽人" | Veronica Lee | 01:30 |
| 7. | "Christmas 聖誕" | Veronica Lee | 01:24 |
| 8. | "Light House 富貴角" | Veronica Lee | 02:03 |
| 9. | "Beichuan is Dead 為等待流的眼淚 (OT:直到世界都哭泣)" | Veronica Lee | 02:23 |
| 10. | "I Am Available 有空" | Veronica Lee | 01:22 |
| 11. | "One Thing I Know" | Takki Wong | 02:16 |
| 12. | "Something to Tell 有事" | Veronica Lee | 01:55 |
| 13. | "O Perfect Love" | Veronica Lee | 02:18 |
| 14. | "Sisters 出門" | Veronica Lee | 04:05 |
| 15. | "The Longing Night" | Veronica Lee, Takki Wong | 03:16 |
| 16. | "Break Up 就是為了遺憾" | Veronica Lee | 03:27 |
| 17. | "A Falling Star" | Jeff Li | 02:40 |
| 18. | "Goodbye 永夜, 就是永遠的思念" | Veronica Lee | 04:20 |
Reception[edit]
The film has grossed NT$8.3 million at the Taipei box office.[5][2]
References[edit]
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- ^ a b Kevin Ma (December 23, 2014). "Bullets has RMB300 million opening weekend". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ "極光之愛". tw.movies.yahoo.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on March 18, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ "极光之爱 (2014)". movie.douban.com (in Chinese). douban.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ "極光之愛 Endless Nights in Aurora：改編自李國修舞台劇「北極之光」，相隔24年，兩段關於「初戀」的故事，不同". Archived from the original on 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
