In Summerland, the living is a little too easy to raise dramatic stakes -- but Gemma Arterton's performance adds some much-needed extra heat. There, Lamb in late-middle age (Penelope Wilton) hunches over a typewriter; her concentration is broken by a knock on the door. No, but the effect is the same: the breaking of a spell.
Starring Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Lucas Bond, Dixie Egerickx, Tom Courtenay and Penelope Wilton. With Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Penelope Wilton, Tom Courtenay. During World War II, an Englishwoman (Gemma Arterton) opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him in this moving journey of womanhood, love and friendship. "Summerland" is a woman-centered film bolstered by Gemma Arterton's role through a variety of emotional storms—heartbroken to lose her lover, fearful of having to give up the boy when his.
During World War II, an Englishwoman opens her heart to an evacuee she once rejected. In this movie review of the new film Summerland, reviewer Neil Pond takes a closer look at the hidden 'forbidden' love story that resonates across time. 'Summerland' Review: Love, Childcare and the Joys of Comfort-Food Cinema Cloying British drama about an iconoclastic woman looking after a boy during the Blitz will either be an annoyance or a. At its heart is a lesbian love story. But this is also a tale of unlikely friendships, grief, and finding the courage to live your truth. Gemma Arterton and Gugu Mbatha-Raw star in Jessica Swale's feature debut 'Summerland,' about a reclusive writer reacquainted with her romantic past by events during World War II. Written and Directed by Jessica Swale.
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Starring Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Penelope Wilton, Sian Phillips and Tom Courtenay. SYNOPSIS: Isolated academic Alice Lamb (Gemma. The British actor excels as a crotchety loner who takes in a child evacuee in Jessica Swale's uplifting.
There are just way, way too many of them. Summerland Rated PG for a chaste kiss and free-spirited smoking. Rent or buy on Google Play and Vudu and other streaming platforms. Sometimes, a movie proves to be exactly what one expects it to be, and that's perfectly fine.