Dean Andrews, Emily Blunt, Kathryn Sumner, Nathalie Press, Paddy Considine ...( see more  see more... ) , Paul Antony-Barber

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  read more... )emptiness of her daily life. Tamsin is well educated, cynical and spoiled, and, unlike Mona, incapable of love. At first Mona and Tamsin's distinctly opposite cultures, backgrounds and characters cause them not to understand or trust each other, but gradually these differences lead to mutual fascination and attraction. Added into the volatile mix is Phil who, despite his troubled past, has now found divine love which he hopes will save himself and Mona.

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R, 1 hr. 23 min.

Directed by: Pawel Pawlikowski

Release Date: June 17, 2004

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DVD Release Date: October 4, 2005

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  • October 7, 2009
    It'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) They spend just about every moment together and become so involved with one another that they start up an intimate relationship. The ending turns out a bit twisted, which made the film.
  • September 24, 2009
    A very sweet and gentle film with plenty to think about and plenty to look at. Great cast and beautifully shot!
  • April 14, 2009
    Superbly 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)e film, would be unforgivably reductive. Pawlikowski has made a gorgeously ambiguous film. Emily Blunt and Natalie Press are both fabulous.
  • April 5, 2008
    i really enjoyed this. some fine performances from the young actors. Captures the beauty and, sometimes, ruthlessness of youth.
  • September 27, 2007
    Directed 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) direction by Pawel Pawlikowski is one highlights of the film in which it is done with such a natural grace, you notice for the first 10 minutes of film how simple it all appears, like its shot on a very cheap camera, but you lose yourself in the movie after that and it is somehow hypnotic. It also delivers extraordinary performances from its leads that you forget how independent the film really is and are so absorbed by the quality of the script, how charming and romantic and can be and how silently powerful in moments it is.

    Only downside of the film is its sudden ending, it does answer all questions and doesn't leave you in the dark, but you do expect something a little more then the way it suddenly ended. A charming, hypnotic film that is never trashy or graphic, but silently powerful and charming.
  • February 7, 2010
    I really loved the story of this, it was interesting and very well done. There were a lot of twists and turns which were very difficult to predict. The characters were well developed and interesting to watch. It was obvious that Tamsin was a bit untrustworthy and she was very goo...( read more)d with getting people on her side and getting people to like her. Even at the end, I didn't want to believe that she did anything wrong. That was down to Blunts great performance and the script. I did feel very sorry for Mona very much, but at the end I was glad to see her walk away and become independant as she had been played very badly. I did think she'd kill Tamsin but thankfully she thought better of it. Amazing setting!
  • January 15, 2010
    Strange and quiet movie. The ending was a complete turn around from the original feel, and kinda crazy. Entertaining none the less, and Emily Blunt was awesome.
  • December 19, 2009
    Not bad.

    Mona, hassas d?? görünümünün arkas?nda henüz i?lenmemi? bir zekâya sahip, tekdüze ya?am?n?n içinde bir ?eyler olmas?n? arzulayan genç k?zd?r. Tamsin ise iyi e?itimli, ??mart?lm?? ve ya?amla alay eden biridir. Tamamiyle birbirlerinin z?tt? olan bu 2 genç k?z, ilk tan??...( read more)malar?nda birbirlerine kar?? temkinli yakla??rlar. Fakat zamanla aralar?ndaki so?ukluk kar??l?kl? etkilenmeye, e?lenceye ve cazibeye dönü?ür.
  • November 27, 2009
    the performances in this movie were so incredible. i wasn't expecting this to be so dark and intense and disturbing and i almost couldn't stand watching parts of it but i guess that shows how brilliant the acting was. geez i still feel kind of shaken right now!
  • November 15, 2009
    Disappointing 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)film; but the script, and the cast are poor.

Critic Reviews


June 25, 2005
Marcy Dermansky, About.com

Arguably the best film of the summer, perhaps even the year. full review

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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