My Summer of Love

"The most dangerous thing to want is more."

2005 1h 27m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 335

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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.

“The most dangerous thing to want is more.”

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Cast

Natalie Press
Mona
Emily Blunt
Tamsin
Paddy Considine
Phil
Dean Andrews
Ricky
Michelle Byrne
Ricky's Wife
Paul Antony-Barber
Tamsin's Father
Lynette Edwards
Tamsin's Mother
Kathryn Sumner
Sadie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Paweł Pawlikowski
Writers: Paweł Pawlikowski, Michael Wynne
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Paweł Pawlikowski, shot by Ryszard Lenczewski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Original score by Alison Goldfrapp. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor David Charap shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Natalie Press and Emily Blunt and Paddy Considine carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The most dangerous thing to want is more.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0382189 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Paweł Pawlikowski directs. Ryszard Lenczewski behind the camera. Alison Goldfrapp scores. David Charap cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 21 years ago.
3Directed by Paweł Pawlikowski, shot by Ryszard Lenczewski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Alison Goldfrapp. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor David Charap shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Natalie Press and Emily Blunt and Paddy Considine carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The most dangerous thing to want is more.".
8IMDB entry: tt0382189 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 15 themes, including "northern england", "sibling relationship", "england", "becoming an adult".

The technical file

Cinematography: Ryszard Lenczewski
Original score: Alison Goldfrapp
Editing: David Charap
Production design: John Stevenson
Costume design: Julian Day
Makeup / hair: Tara McDonald
Runtime: 87 min · 1h 27m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $2,766,094
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: My Summer of Love (2005)

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CinemaSerf2024-06-28
★ 6/10
On the face of it, "Mona" (Natalie Press) is a bit of a tomboy with few friends and an untrusting nature. When she meets the rather more entitled "Tamsin" (Emily Blunt) you'd expect sparks to fly, but gradually the pair realise that they have more in common than they'd initially thought with their opposites definitely starting to attract. The only real fly in their increasingly idyllic ointment is brother "Phil" (Paddy Considine). He is a reformed criminal who has turned to religiosity with an almost violent zealousness - and he is determined to indoctrinate "Mona" whether she likes it or not. With her finally sensing a degree of purpose in her life, she regales against his control - but... And there's the snag. We don't know. The story all rather peters out, as if they ran out of filming days, or money, or ideas or all of the above. There's a decent chemistry between the two women who deliver quite convincingly at the start, and Considine does what he usually does - just about enough, but the story simply runs out of puff and though the writing does raise a smile now and again, it's just not enough often enough. It's a lovely film to look at, filmed around Yorkshire and showing it off nicely and is just about worth a watch.

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