It is at once a beautiful work of artifice and a convincing reflection of life's messy ambiguities. Aesthetically contained, morally uncertain.
My Summer of Love (2005)
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Reviews Counted:86
Fresh:79
Rotten:7
Average Rating:7.5/10
Consensus: My Summer of Love is a moody, bittersweet love story featuring outstanding performances from the leads.
Theatrical Release:Jun 17, 2005 Limited
Box Office: $859,409
Synopsis: My Summer of Love is this summer's most intoxicating and intriguing romance. From Pawel Pawlikowski, the award-winning director of "Last Resort", comes a tale of obsession and deception, and the... My Summer of Love is this summer's most intoxicating and intriguing romance. From Pawel Pawlikowski, the award-winning director of "Last Resort", comes a tale of obsession and deception, and the struggle for love and faith in a world where both seem impossible. The passionate, droll, and mysterious drama features striking performances from its two lead actresses, both of whom are movie newcomers. The film vibrantly charts the emotional and physical hothouse effects that bloom one summer for two young women (Natalie Press and Emily Blunt). Mona (played by Ms. Press), behind a spiky exterior, hides an untapped intelligence and a yearning for something beyond the emptiness of her daily life. Tamsin (Ms. Blunt) is well-educated, spoiled and cynical. As they are complete opposites, each is wary of the other's differences when they first meet, but this coolness soon melts into mutual fascination, amusement and attraction. Adding further volatility is Mona's older brother Phil (Paddy Considine), who has renounced his criminal past for religious fervor – which he tries to impose upon his sister. Mona, however, is experiencing her own rapture. "We must never be parted," Tamsin intones to Mona…but can Mona completely trust her? -- © Focus Features [More]
Starring: Paddy Considine, Natalie Press, Emily Blunt
Starring: Paddy Considine, Natalie Press, Emily Blunt
Director: Pawel Pawlikowski
Director: Pawel Pawlikowski
Screenwriter: Michael Wynne, Pawel Pawlikowski
Producer: Tanya Seghatchian, Chris Collins
Studio: Focus Features
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Reviews for My Summer of Love
An exquisite exploration into the realms of seduction, obsession, deception and disillusionment.
My Summer of Love is less entertainment than it is a pleasant experience, but Pawlikowski's adept handling of his talented cast also gives it staying power.
conveys the desperation of a man whose redemption seems to be slipping away
You get multi-dimensional characters that are usually absent from summer movies.
Disregard the bland title: This is a fresh, unsettling, and erotic lesbian coming-of-age drama that, though different in style, recalls Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures
For those seeking just another cinematic girls only “bump ‘n’ grind” along the lines of Wild Things, perhaps a trashier film should be sought.
My Summer of Love is not a kiosk for lesbian love, either. It's the story of two needy, sexy girls willing to make confusion a way of life, for one tough summer.
Reinforces the sense that this director knows his way around the range of human emotion.
My Summer of Love is willfully romantic -- and just as smart about the dangers in that.
That's what makes this such a strong coming-of-age story; we feel Mona evolving, but until the last few frames, we aren't sure what or who she's become.
My Summer of Love remains stubbornly stalled between 'artistic' lesbian hubba-hubba and such tougher fare as Peter Jackson's superior Heavenly Creatures.
Brilliantly evokes the sleepy, slightly unreal atmosphere of teenage summers that seem to stretch endlessly into the future.
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