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My Summer of Love (2004)

R  |   |  Drama, Romance  |  1 July 2005 (USA)
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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.

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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? Written by Focus Features

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The most dangerous thing to want is more.

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Drama | Romance

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Rated R for sexuality, language and some drug use | See all certifications »

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1 July 2005 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Mi verano de amor  »

Box Office

Budget:

£1,700,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$90,022 (USA) (17 June 2005)

Gross:

$992,238 (USA) (5 August 2005)
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In the book unlike the film, Mona and Phil have a sister named Lindy whom is getting married for the 2nd time. The story takes place on 23 May 1984. Mona is self-conscious of her appearance and works as a barmaid at the pub where the family lives, plays on the fruit machines and drinks alcohol to help her cope with the day. Tamsin has returned home from boarding school and seems to be lonely and Mona asked by Tamsin's father Mr. Fakenham to befriend her and Mona is off to school and decides to visit the Fakenham house only to find Tamsin's parents are arguing and due to the fact that Mr. Fakenham is having pitiful affairs. See more »

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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La Foule
Written by Michel Rivgauche, Angel Cabral and Enrique Dizeo
Performed by Édith Piaf
The copyright in this recording is owned by EMI Music France SA
Licensed courtesy of EMI Records Ltd
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd
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Intriguing surprise
23 June 2005 | by (Italy) – See all my reviews

First of all, the young leads Nathalie Press and Emily Blunt acted superbly; these newcomers are really stunning for the way they movingly played this character drama, showing every sort of emotion a human being may feel. "My summer of love" is not only a lesbian love affair between two needy and sexy teens, set in a beautiful countryside, but it's also a thoughtful portrayal of friendship, deception and obsession. In spite of a story starting as an erotic drama it finally turns into a suspenseful and powerful situation. Last but not least Paddy Considine is also up to the film brightness, rendering a man whose redemption seems to slowly fade.


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