If you call this a simple lesbian movie, you may be missing the point. My Summer Of Love is so much more than that: It is a tender portrayal of love between two girls who may or may not be gay, a Sapphic romance between two hearts that are desperate to beat as one, a coming-of-age story of two young souls yearning to live and love.

Winner of several international awards, it stars newcomers Natalie Press and Emily Blunt as two attractive lonely girls who can no longer communicate with their family members. Natalie has a brother who is gradually turning into a religious fundamentalist, while Emily has rich parents who lavish her with material comforts but not love.

From the moment they meet, the two girls sense something in each other that is similar. Over the course of many lazy days, their casual acquaintance turns into a feral relationship that burns like a blazing fire. But like all combustions, it threatens to consume them...

Directed by Polish helmer Pawel Pawlikowsi, this is a stunning character study of girls learning to break away from the strictures of society. The way they talk, joke and love are refreshingly accurate — certainly more accurate than the formulaic trajectories that Hollywood gives its teenage girl characters.

Natalie Press and Emily Blunt are genuine revelations. Both actresses are so good, they have since moved on to bigger things (most conspicuously, Emily played Meryl Streep's assistant in The Devil Wears Prada) with more than ten future film projects lined up for each. We are certain they will go a long way.