Summer in February

Year: 2013

Actors: Emily Browning, Dan Stevens, Nicholas Farrell, Dominic Cooper

Duration: 100 min

1913, Cornwall. In the seaside village of Lamorna, a small group of bohemian friends are centered on artists AJ Munnings, and husband and wife Harold and Laura Knight, they each seemingly on the cusp of fame. Arriving from London is Florence Carter Wood, the sister of Joey Carter Wood, one within this social circle. In addition to escaping the iron grip of control of her father who sees her in a more traditional life as a dutiful wife, Florence is an aspiring artist wanting to study under AJ. While AJ largely uses Florence as one of his many models, she specifically the human figure in one of his paintings centered on horses, she catches the attention of another within the social circle, Gilbert Evans, a local land agent and veteran of the Boer War. While not officially courting, Florence added to this social circle forms a romantic triangle of sorts as both AJ and Gilbert have the intention of asking for her hand in marriage. Once Florence makes an official decision about these two men in her life based somewhat on circumstance, she realizes that she made the wrong decision almost immediately after it's too late, leading to anguish for all three involved and tragedy.—Huggo

Genre: Action   Biography   Drama   Romance