
The Newlyn School of artists flourished at the beginning of the 20th Century and the film focuses on the wild and bohemian Lamorna Group, which included Alfred Munnings and Laura and Harold Knight. The incendiary anti-Modernist Munnings, now regarded as one of Britain's most sought-after artists, is at the centre of the complex love triangle, involving aspiring artist Florence Carter-Wood and Gilbert Evans, the land agent in charge of the Lamorna Valley estate. True - and dee... (Full plot summary below)
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The Newlyn School of artists flourished at the beginning of the 20th Century and the film focuses on the wild and bohemian Lamorna Group, which included Alfred Munnings and Laura and Harold Knight. The incendiary anti-Modernist Munnings, now regarded as one of Britain's most sought-after artists, is at the centre of the complex love triangle, involving aspiring artist Florence Carter-Wood and Gilbert Evans, the land agent in charge of the Lamorna Valley estate. True - and deeply moving - the story is played out against the timeless beauty of the Cornish coast, in the approaching shadow of The Great War.
Leave your thoughts about Summer in February.
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfA period excursion into unnecessary suffering, leaving a wide open opportunity for gloriously pained performances and a steady dispensing of anguish, but Summer in February just doesn't register as intended. |
| ViewLondonMatthew TurnerEngaging and enjoyable British period drama enlivened by a strong script, stunning locations, some impressive production design work and a trio of great performances from Emily Browning, Dan Stevens, and Dominic Cooper. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA relatively alluring period drama set in an artist's colony in Cornwall in 1913. |
| The Film StageAmanda WaltzThe performances are but one eye roll-inducing aspect of a period drama so generic and formulaic that it verges on parody. |
| ReelTalk Movie ReviewsBetty Jo TuckerGorgeous scenes along the Cornish coast are impressive, but the film lacks the dynamic chemistry between lovers that's so important in a romance-themed movie. |
| New York TimesStephen HoldenPicturesque seascapes are about the only thing to recommend in Summer in February. |
| London Evening StandardDerek MalcolmIn the end, it seems to be much ado about nothing very much, despite the pleasing performances and scenery. |
| The ListJames MottramIt'd take a cold soul not to warm to a film that, for all its conventional approach and picture-postcard visuals, proves poignant in the final act. |
| Daily Express (UK)Henry FitzherbertIt's old-fashioned for sure, and the characters are a tad under-written, but the picture looks lovely, is very well acted and quietly moving. |
| Little White LiesKingsley MarshallThe wind swept Cornish coast sings of dramatic romance. |