My Summer of Love

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  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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DVD Released: October 4, 2005

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  • 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 )
  • 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 )
  • September 20, 2007
    Good performances all round, particularly from Natalie Press, about a relationship between two girls who share the summer together and the differences between them.

    VERDICT: A really enjoyable film
  • March 11, 2007
    My summer of love is one of those rare movies that doesn't have a lot happening coz it's focusing on the inside of the lead characters and let every small detail of their personality show on-screen. Although you might think that the movie has no story line and that it's boring bu... ...( read more )
  • June 5, 2009
    I havent ever seen a film so passionate and cruel as this one. It's astounding that such a detailed film ike this is underrated.
    The acting is so pure and real.
    And even if you have a problem with Homosexual love [which i dont] you will totally pay no attention to the gender o... ...( read more )

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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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