My Summer of Love (2004)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Pawel Pawlikowski

Writers:

Helen Cross (novel)
Pawel Pawlikowski (written by) ...

Release Date:

5 November 2004 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

The most dangerous thing to want is more.

Plot:

In the Yorkshire countryside, working-class tomboy Mona (Press) meets the exotic, pampered Tasmin (Blunt). Over the summer season, the two young women discover they have much to teach one another, and much to explore together.

Plot Keywords:

Summer | Motorcycle | Lesbian Scene | Brother Sister Relationship | Cello

Awards:

8 wins & 19 nominations

Cast

Natalie Press	...	Mona
Emily Blunt	...	Tamsin
Paddy Considine	...	Phil
Dean Andrews	...	Ricky
Michelle Byrne	...	Ricky's Wife
Paul Antony-Barber	...	Tamsin's Father
Lynette Edwards	...	Tamsin's Mother
Kathryn Sumner	...	Sadie

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality, language and some drug use.

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Czech Republic:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | Iceland:16 | Brazil:16 | Argentina:16 | Hungary:14 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Finland:K-11 | Portugal:M/16 | Chile:14 | New Zealand:R16 | Australia:MA | Ireland:18 | Netherlands:MG6 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R | Germany:12 | Italy:VM14 | Singapore:R21 | Norway:11

Filming Locations:

Cornholme, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Company:

Apocalypso Pictures

Trivia:

Marcel Cerdan, the boxer, wasn't Edith's husband. He was her lover and the love of her live. He died in a plane crash and she never recovered from his death. Edith Piaf never killed anyone (that we know of) and certainly did not kill anyone with a fork.

Quotes:

Tamsin: I just felt so useless. She was my one sister, my beautiful sister and she started to turn into this monster. These bones on her body just started to jut out like someone had stuck daggers under her skin. And her hair, she started growing hair all over her body - it was like a sort of dense fur...

Movie Connections:

Featured in 2006 Glitter Awards (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

Jesus Christ

Two young girls from different backgrounds meet and fall in love - as adolescents do.

This is a charming film. A pretty simple story of two slightly dysfunctional girls who meet by chance and become drawn to each other, who fall in love through the summer vacation, who have fun together and then, inevitably, part, is brought totally to life by the charismatic performances of the two young leads. The film looks gorgeous, shot in the beautiful Yorkshire moors, and the direction is sharp. This film is a near perfect rendition of an oft told tale of growing pains and confused adolescent feelings and is so delightfully rendered as to make any further comment superfluous. To see it is to love it! Go see.