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My Summer of Love (2004)
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A spirited local girl finds herself drawn into the lush fantasy world of a prep-school rebel, but what started as a magical summer adventure becomes a dangerous friendship. Top Prize Winner - 2004 Edinburgh International Film Festival. Official Selection - Toronto International Film Festival and London Film Festival. Features rising talent Paddy Considine (Cinderella Man, In America, 24 Hour Party People), Natalie Press (TV's Lie with Me, Wasp) and Emily Blunt (TV's Poirot: Death on the Nile, Boudica). Includes a commentary with director Pawel Pawlikowski. Amazon.com 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 Actors: Natalie Press, Emily Blunt, Paddy Considine Directors: Pawel Pawlikowski Writers: Pawel Pawlikowski Producers: Chris Collins, Tanya Seghatchian |
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