Summerland, 2020. Directed by Jessica Swale. Starring Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Lucas Bond, Dixie Egerickx, Tom Courtenay and Penelope Wilton. SYNOPSIS: A reclusive writer in 1940s Kent delves back into her past when her emotional side is awakened by an evacuee boy forced into her care. There’s nothing the British movie industry loves more than […]
Movie Review – Summerland (2020)
Summerland, 2020. Written and Directed by Jessica Swale. Starring Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Penelope Wilton, Sian Phillips and Tom Courtenay. SYNOPSIS: Isolated academic Alice Lamb (Gemma Arterton & Penelope Wilton) shuns convention, frowns on slovenliness and keeps people at a distance. Wartime brings its own responsibilities and soon her icy demeanour is compromised by Frank […]
New trailer for Summerland starring Gemma Arterton
Lionsgate has released a trailer and poster for Summerland, writer-directer Jessica Swale’s WWII Home Front drama which stars Gemma Arterton as a reclusive and lonely writer who opens her heart to a young evacuee she finds in her care. Joining Arterton in the cast are Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Courtenay, Lucas Bond, and Penelope Wilton; take […]
Gemma Arterton stars in trailer for WWII Home Front drama Summerland
IFC Films has released a poster and trailer for director Jessica Swale’s upcoming drama Summerland. Set on the Home Front during World War II, the film stars Gemma Arterton as a reclusive writer who opens her heart to a young evacuee she finds her in the care; take a look here… Alice is a reclusive […]