My Summer of Love (2004)

Director:

Pawel Pawlikowski

Writers:

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

Release Date:

5 November 2004 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Thriller

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 | Deception | Love | Horse Riding | Drug Use

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: If you leave me, I'll kill you.
Mona: If you leave me, I'll kill you... and then I'll kill myself.

Movie Connections:

Featured in 2006 Glitter Awards (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

String Quartet No. 2 in D

Intriguing surprise

First of all, the young leads Nathalie Press and Emily Blunt acted superbly; these newcomers are really stunning for the way they movingly played this character drama, showing every sort of emotion a human being may feel. "My summer of love" is not only a lesbian love affair between two needy and sexy teens, set in a beautiful countryside, but it's also a thoughtful portrayal of friendship, deception and obsession. In spite of a story starting as an erotic drama it finally turns into a suspenseful and powerful situation. Last but not least Paddy Considine is also up to the film brightness, rendering a man whose redemption seems to slowly fade.