Overview
A summer of passion and deception unfolds between two young women as they navigate their complex emotions.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- moody
- bittersweet
- intimate
- quiet evening
- arthouse movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a moody, bittersweet love story distinguished by outstanding performances, assured pacing, and evocative cinematography.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mona and Tamsin's attraction unfolds during one emotionally charged summer in Yorkshire.
Tamsin's cultivated persona and Mona's uncertainty about whether she can trust her drive the relationship's volatility.
Phil's renunciation of crime turns into zealous pressure imposed on Mona.
The rural northern English setting and summer landscapes function as an emotional hothouse for the girls' relationship.
Films like My Summer of Love, and why
Heavenly Creatures
moody lesbian coming-of-age drama centered on intense friendship, desire, and deception
Carol
emotionally volatile same-sex relationship, adolescent intimacy, and psychological ambiguity
Disobedience
bittersweet queer romance driven by fleeting connection and mistrust
Thirteen
female bonding, obsession, and darkly comic emotional volatility in a coming-of-age setting
Movie Details
- Director
- Paweł Pawlikowski
- Release Date
- 2005-05-05
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (331)
Cast
- Natalie Press
- Emily Blunt
- Paddy Considine
- Dean Andrews
- Michelle Byrne
- Paul Antony-Barber
- Lynette Edwards
- Kathryn Sumner
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is My Summer of Love about?
- Two lonely young women find intoxicating intimacy in a Yorkshire summer, but desire, faith, and deception make their escape from ordinary life dangerously unstable.
- What is My Summer of Love like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of My Summer of Love as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is My Summer of Love violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in My Summer of Love as mild.
- What did critics think of My Summer of Love?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a moody, bittersweet love story distinguished by outstanding performances, assured pacing, and evocative cinematography.
- Which films are like My Summer of Love?
- Films with a similar feel include Heavenly Creatures, Carol, Disobedience, and Thirteen.
- How long is My Summer of Love?
- My Summer of Love runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch My Summer of Love?
- In United States, My Summer of Love is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
