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Summer in February

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Two friends (Dominic Cooper, Dan Stevens) at a 1913 British artists colony compete for the affections of a comely debutante, but the object of their pursuit soon learns to regret her choice.

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It boasts beautiful scenery, but in every other respect, Summer in February is a painfully bland period drama.

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Nick Schager The Dissolve Regardless of its true-story credentials, Summer In February seems to have been cobbled together from the moldy spare parts of countless Masterpiece Theater PBS movies. Rated: 1.0/5 Jan 31, 2014 Full Review Kristy Puchko CinemaBlend In the end, it's a miserable movie about miserable people, and we're left to wonder why. But any further time spent considering this forgettable romance feels wasted. Rated: 2.5/5 Jan 17, 2014 Full Review Glenn Kenny RogerEbert.com It's sad when a movie that aspires to tell a sad, even tragic, story can't quite connect, and lies there inert on the screen instead of galvanizing or even stirring emotions the way it means to. Rated: 1.5/4 Jan 17, 2014 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com It's got that summertime blandness. Rated: 1/5 Aug 29, 2019 Full Review Alexa Dalby Dog and Wolf The film is clearly a labour of love, but it never really transcends its safe Sunday telly atmosphere and sadly it feels like a missed opportunity. Rated: 2/5 Jul 23, 2019 Full Review Ben Nicholson CineVue Characters' motivations often make no sense at all and people veer wildly between being likeable and ghastly with little attempt to provide explanation or context. Rated: 2/5 Feb 26, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member I really enjoyed the film -- thought the two male leads were great and the story tragic, and all too real. How many times have two men fought for the same woman, with the charismatic/flighty one initially winning her and the safe chappy waiting in the wings? I was a little disappointed with Emily Browning's performance/character -- although pretty, 'Florence' lacked substance and personality. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Summer in February is better than what most people say though it’s still not a amazing film. The biggest problem is the pacing in the first act is a bit slow. The stories been done before but the acting is great with good cinematography. If you enjoy period Pieces it’s a decent one to watch though there is probably nothing here you haven’t seen before. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/28/19 Full Review Audience Member Summer in February is better than what most people say though it’s still not a amazing film. The biggest problem is the pacing in the first act is a bit slow. The stories been done before but the acting is great with good cinematography. If you enjoy period Pieces it’s a decent one to watch though there is probably nothing here you haven’t seen before. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/28/19 Full Review Frances H A tragic mistake but a beautiful film. Very well acted with gorgeous cinematography. It really touched me. If you don't know about social mores in that period, though, you probably wouldn't understand why they just didn't get the marriage annulled or get a divorce, but at that time, all three of them would have been ostracized completely and their lives totally ruined. It just wasn't done. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/16/19 Full Review Audience Member It would be an unsatisfying film, if it weren't based on a true story. The tragedy is so unbearable, you don't want to accept it as well-structured story. But it is true, and that redeems it. The performances, particularly by Browning and Stevens, are indelible. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member A true feeling or a genius, who would you choose among them to be your life partner! Biographical films do their job depicting the real events, but the way they were transformed to the screen matter a lot, This one was decent as a film, but as a someone's real story I was impressed. I learn about the world and its famous people by watching films. I did not know this person, so thanks to the film. It centres on the three people as seen them on the poster, but mostly Florence's perspective that beautifully played by Emily Browning. She was introduced by her brother to his circle where she develops a true feeling for one and later decides to marry another for the different reason. The remaining film narrates her life falling apart and can she make it all right to the end. Being a biopic is what its strength, but the story is another version of many films and the people around us. The cast was great, but Emily Browning was on the top of the show. Shot in beautiful places, and I loved the background score. These things make it worth a watch, but if you are interested in the art and artists, you might enjoy it well. If you decide to watch out of the interest, make sure you keep low expectation, especially for the final part. Because people are disappointed how it ended than what it revealed. In a biopic they can't change just to please the viewers, instead the viewers have to learn to accept the truth. My issue was the filmmaking, I was not that impressed with that. It was adapted from a book of the same name, but the film narrated only a few years of the life of Florence. Especially around her romance and marriage life, prior to that events are not known. So that makes the story too familiar compared with the other films. It should have improved a bit with the additional details out of the original source. A small research would have helped them on that. Other than that this film was quite interesting with some unexpected development in the important portion. So it can be watched once, but you won't remember for a long. 6/10 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Two friends (Dominic Cooper, Dan Stevens) at a 1913 British artists colony compete for the affections of a comely debutante, but the object of their pursuit soon learns to regret her choice.
Director
Christopher Menaul
Producer
Jeremy Cowdrey, Pippa Cross, Janette Day, Dan Stevens
Screenwriter
Jonathan Smith
Distributor
Tribeca Film
Production Co
CrossDay Productions Ltd., Marwood Pictures, Apart Films
Genre
Romance, History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 17, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 9, 2014
Runtime
1h 41m
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