My Summer of Love Movie Review 2005

Teenaged Mona (Press) lives with her ex-con brother, Phil (Considine), over the closed family pub in a dull Yorkshire village. Phil has become a born-again Christian, much to Mona's confusion, and she turns for companionship to wealthy Tamsin (Blunt), who's summering at the family mansion. They soon indulge in a hothouse romance that's part crush, part loneliness, and part boredom. The young women have certain secrets and Tamsin has a streak of cruelty. A dangerous and unsettling atmosphere prevails, along with satisfying performances. Based on the novel by Helen Cross.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on DVD
Running time 85 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Great Britain, Teen Romance, Coming of Age, Ex-Cons, Brothers & Sisters, Lesbians

Screenplay

Pawel Pawlikowski, Michael Wynne

Cast

Emily Blunt, Paddy Considine, Nathalie Press, Dean Andrews, Michelle Byrne, Paul Antony-Barber, Lynette Edwards, Kathryn Sumner

Cinematography

Ryszard Lenczewski

Director

Pawel Pawlikowski

Music

Alison Goldfrapp, Will Gregory

Other

John Pearson, David Charap, Netty Chapman, Julian Day, John Stevenson

Producer

Tanya Seghatchian, Chris Collins, Take Partnerships, ContentFilm