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My Summer of Love

2005 · 87 min

A sun-dappled, slow-burning summer of intense first love that curdles into something unsettling and quietly cruel.

Directed by
Paweł Pawlikowski
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Natalie Press, Emily Blunt, Paddy Considine
Tagline
The most dangerous thing to want is more.
Overview
In the Yorkshire countryside, working-class tomboy Mona meets the exotic, pampered Tamsin. To seal their friendship, Mona introduces Tamsin to her born-again Christian brother and helps her spy on her adulterous father. Bound together by their secrets, the two girls see their friendship deepen and enter into dangerous waters.

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  • BBC iPlayer
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Directed by
Paweł Pawlikowski
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Natalie Press, Emily Blunt, Paddy Considine
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • class
  • betrayal
  • isolation
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Paweł Pawlikowski
Written by
Michael Wynne, Paweł Pawlikowski
Starring
Natalie Press, Emily Blunt, Paddy Considine, Dean Andrews, Michelle Byrne, Paul Antony-Barber, Lynette Edwards, Kathryn Sumner
Music
Will Gregory, Alison Goldfrapp
Cinematography
Ryszard Lenczewski
Runtime
87 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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