My Summer of Love (2004)

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

Director:

Pawel Pawlikowski

Writers:

Helen Cross (novel), Pawel Pawlikowski

Stars:

Natalie Press, Emily Blunt, Paddy Considine

9 wins & 20 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited 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

Storyline

A tale of obsession and deception, and the struggle for love and faith in a world where both seem impossible. The film charts the emotional and physical hothouse effects that bloom one summer for two young women: Mona, behind a spiky exterior, hides an untapped intelligence and a yearning for something beyond the emptiness of her daily life; Tamsin is well-educated, spoiled and cynical. 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 volatility is Mona's older brother Phil, 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?

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Plot Keywords:

lesbian relationship | female frontal nudity | lesbian kiss | lesbian | voyeurism | 

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Taglines:

The most dangerous thing to want is more.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality, language and some drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [UK] Official site [United States]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 July 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mi verano de amor

Filming Locations:

West Yorkshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

£1,700,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$90,022, 19 June 2005, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$992,238, 7 August 2005

Company Credits

Production Co:

Apocalypso Pictures, The Film Consortium, BBC Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was shot in a span of 5 weeks after some intensive location-scouting by Pawlikowski.

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Quotes

Phil: What is wrong with you?
Mona: I just miss me brother.
Phil: I'm here.
Mona: That ain't you. It ain't.
Phil: Oh no, this is me, this is the real me.
Mona: I want the old Phil
Phil: Well that old Phil, he didn't make me very happy.
Mona: He made me happy. I love my brother, he used to be real. I haven't got any family, me home's changed, no one fancies me...
[breaks into tears]
Phil: [hugging Mona] Oh Jesus watch over this child, watch over her...
[...]

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Connections

Featured in The EE British Academy Film Awards (2015)

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Soundtracks

The Dying Swan
Written by Camille Saint-Saëns
Arranged by Robert Sharples
Performed by Emily Blunt
Licensed courtesy of MCPS

User Reviews

Another disappointing ending

Beautifully acted and gorgeously filmed, this movie had all the makings of a great combination coming-of-age story slash love story, but it encountered the same problem so many other almost-great movies (Rain Man, anyone?) have: it has no ending...it just...stops. Naturally the climax is the most difficult story element to envision and pull off, but come on, you gotta put in a little more effort than this. The film's third act contains some delightful twists, which seem to set the stage for a powerful ending, but it seems like the filmmakers simply ran out of ideas, or couldn't agree on one. Still worth your time, for the fantastic performances of Emily Blunt (remember that name!!) and the always reliable Paddy Considine, not to mention the lead (I forgot her name), but it just leaves such a bad taste in your mouth when a movie comes this close to being great.