Dean Andrews, Emily Blunt, Kathryn Sumner
Two 16-year olds spending one long, hot English summer together in Yorkshire. Mona is a tough Northern lass whose spiky exterior hides an untapped intelligence and a yearning for something beyond the ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 4, 2005
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October 7, 2009It's a summer shared between two teenage girls from different sides of the track. Mona, the main character lives in a pub with her brother who has closed it down and made it a place of worship. One day, she meets Tamsin, a rich girl who is home for the summer from private school....( read more)
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September 24, 2009A very sweet and gentle film with plenty to think about and plenty to look at. Great cast and beautifully shot!
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April 14, 2009Superbly acted, movingly written, and directed with a tough-minded lyricism rarely found today. Pawel Pawlikowski has crafted a moody and disturbing love story of manipulation and betrayal with a smattering of spare parts. To call this film a lesbian love story, or a coming-of-ag...( read more)
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April 5, 2008i really enjoyed this. some fine performances from the young actors. Captures the beauty and, sometimes, ruthlessness of youth.
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September 27, 2007Directed by: Pawel Pawlikowski.
Starring: Emily Blunt, Nathalie Press, Paddy Considine, Dean Andrews.
Tamsin: 'If you leave me, I'll kill you.'
Mona: 'If you leave me, I'll kill you....and then I'll kill myself.'
Its a film I have come to admire, the...( read more) -
November 15, 2009Disappointing at it's best, "My Summer of Love" is awkward, slow, and agonising to watch.
The chemistry between the two female leads is severely lacking; whilst at most times they appear to be awkward and uniterested in another.
The cinematography is slightly redeeming to this ...( read more) -
September 25, 2009Another weird movie. The ending was mindblowing :O Emily Blunt is amazing!
Tamsin: If you leave me, I'll kill you.
Mona: If you leave me, I'll kill you... and then I'll kill myself. -
September 19, 2009This was not what it should be, refer to the cover..so fucking disturbing..
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September 13, 2009
for sexuality and language.
My Summer of Love was a pretty simple story of two dysfunctional girls who met by chance and become very...( read more) -
Critic Reviews
June 25, 2005
Marcy Dermansky, About.com
June 23, 2005
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
An exquisite exploration into the realms of seduction, obsession, deception and disillusionment. full review
June 17, 2005
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Remember these names; remember this strange, lovely movie. full review
June 17, 2005
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
My Summer of Love remains stubbornly stalled between 'artistic' lesbian hubba-hubba and such tougher fare as Peter Jackson's superior Heavenly Creatures. full review
June 17, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
This isn't a coming-of-age movie so much as a movie about being of an age. full review
June 16, 2005
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Sometimes predictable and cliched, occasionally even dull, but worth watching because of the performances of newcomers Natalie Press and Emily Blunt. full review
June 16, 2005
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Pawel Pawlikowski's lovely film tells a modest story. But it is a triumph of mood and implication. full review
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