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My Summer Of Love [2004]
from Universal Pictures UK
starring Natalie Press, Emily Blunt, Paddy Considine
directed by Pawel Pawlikowski

Features:

• Anamorphic
• PAL
• Widescreen

Editorial Review:

There's a tantalizing touch of irony in the title My Summer of Love, since this superbly-acted relationship drama reveals much more than love between its curiously fascinating characters. As directed by Polish-born Pawel Pawlikowski (a veteran of British TV documentaries whose previous film was the praiseworthy Last Resort), this unconventional love story is an engrossing exercise in mood and psychology, set in a bleak but invitingly sunlit village in Yorkshire. It's there that lonely, working-class teenager Mona (Nathalie Press) encounters rebellious rich-girl Tamsin (Emily Blunt), and their unlikely friendship grows intimate... but is it really love? Or is Tamsin (who was suspended from boarding school) merely indulging her clever penchant for emotional manipulation during a lazy summer of privilege? Mona's born-again Christian brother (Paddy Considine) factors into the film's languorous mood and complex emotional landscape; this is a film in which love and loss are inseparably intertwined, and motivations remain partially hidden, making it all the more powerful when guarded truths are revealed. In addition to being a compelling study of class distinctions, My Summer of Love includes scenes of anxious menace and some unexpected surprises, packing more into 84 minutes than most films manage in two hours or more. Pawlikowski was listed among "10 directors to watch" in a 2005 article in Variety, and My Summer of Love validates that acclaim. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• Brilliant. Wonderful. Get it!!!
  I just love this film. It is simply beautifully acted. The tension and the sparks of chemistry are real. It is, as if I am watching the plot unraveled right in front of my eyes "Live!".
  Truly marvellous actings from everyone. You will feel at times, you will have a hate and love relationship with all the characters but that's because they're flawed(we're human after all), but it is really a must see film. Go. Get this if you have the time to really enjoy this film from the start to the end without... more info

• I hated it!
  I thought at first maybe the film was just a slow starter but it never got any better! In parts I found it just plain wierd! To me it didn't resemble a love story at all. I was very disappointed as it had recieved good reviews, so I expected to like it. Just not my kind of film at all.

• Dont even bother
  This film is RUBBISH!
  I rented it for the fact that everyones reviews were bigging it up!
  All i can say is were they watching the same film?
  The storyline is crap, it doesnt make sense and the acting is so bad i could do better myself!
  Don;t waste your time people, you'll all have more fun watching childrens programmes!

• Weird
  OK, I guess this is the Directors unique arty style, didn't work for me though, nearly found myself turning it off. Quite liked the twist at the end, that was about it, probably the best bit actually. Had a very random script and was very slow and draining. Acting was good though, especially from Emily Blunt and the guy who played Mona's Brother.

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