My Summer of Love
My Summer of Love
My Summer of Love
Directed by:
Paweł PawlikowskiScreenplay:
Paweł PawlikowskiCinematography:
Ryszard LenczewskiPlots(1)
British coming-of-age drama, set in a Yorkshire mining town during the 1970s, about two young girls from different social backgrounds who become friends. Tomboy Mona (Natalie Press) lives with her God-fearing ex-alcoholic brother Phil (Paddy Considine) and dreams of fixing up an old moped she has bought for only ten pounds. Spoilt rich kid Tamsin (Emily Blunt) wants to escape from her dreary surroundings as well, and when the two girls meet up on the Yorkshire moors, they begin an intense, emotional friendship. When Tamsin discovers that Mona wants to see Phil back the way he was before he found God, she decides to do whatever she can to make him revert, with tragic consequences. (Universal Pictures UK)
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My Summer of Love is a poetically conceived, only slightly interesting romance of two girls from
different worlds. If you are familiar with, for example, Blue Is the Warmest Color with its emphasis on
psychological detail and high emotional content, this will just pass you by as something rather
forgettable. The surprising conclusion does not add much to the film.
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An excellent drama with very good leads. The whole "backwoods" atmosphere is also strangely appealing and a great backdrop for the story itself. The musical accompaniment fits exactly, so that My Summer of Love can be called a charming, independent and well made film. 85%
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