Pawel Pawlikowski’s “My Summer of Love” opens with a girl alone in a room, drawing her love’s face on a wall; it’s a crude drawing, but for her, it’s a way to be with her love across the walls that separate them.
Back at the beginning of the story, we meet that girl, Mona (Nathalie Press), who has already given up on surprise and joy and just goes through the motions of life. Along comes Tamsin (Emily Blunt), a mysterious rich girl and “a bad influence” home for the summer after getting suspended from school. They bond over wine and petty vengeances, and they spend days on end together because, in their valley, there’s not much else to do.
