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Summerland

Summerland

Drama · Romance · 2020

A woman during the Second World War opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him.

Movie details

Summerland

“Love. Magic. Hope.”

2020 Drama · Romance 1h 39m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.5 / 10

Community rating

A woman during the Second World War opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Summerland?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jessica Swale

Written by

Jessica Swale

Gemma Arterton

Gemma Arterton

Alice

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Vera

Penelope Wilton

Penelope Wilton

Older Alice

Tom Courtenay

Tom Courtenay

Mr. Sullivan

Lucas Bond

Lucas Bond

Frank

Dixie Egerickx

Dixie Egerickx

Edie

Siân Phillips

Siân Phillips

Margaret Corey

Court is in session

Put Summerland on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.