A Real Summer
2007 · 45 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 171 VOTES · DIR. Stephen Poliakoff
Overview
It is 1958, and the final debutante 'season'. Mary, a brilliant young writer and critic is befriended by Geraldine, a seemingly friendly young debutante of a similar age but a very different background. What starts as a friendship becomes something altogether more unsettling. This companion drama to Capturing Mary, charts Mary’s progress before she enters the dangerous world of Mr. Graham’s house and Greville White’s sphere of influence.
Dialogue Timeline — 686 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:36 Normally, I know how to start any article I write, any column
00:02:26 being treated with patronising jollity by these same directors.
00:04:13 This was greeted
00:06:00 Suddenly, her face is quite close, her pale blue eyes studying me.
00:08:00 "Or a boyfriend or a scrumptious lover of some sort?"
00:09:37 Floodlit gardens, the incredible time and effort
00:11:14 because I know my northern background will make it even worse.
00:12:44 "How could they have done that?
00:14:37 I had no idea what sort of foreign film she wanted to see
00:16:10 Her eyes are full of terror.
00:17:57 I was getting rather intrigued by her, although I can't quite work out why.
00:19:40 she is anxious to show me bits of her world.
00:21:10 "101 Dalmatians is one of my favourite books.
00:22:55 (TELEPHONE RINGING)
00:24:46 You don't mean rude?
00:26:00 That is the truth. Yes.
00:28:44 (CLOCK TICKING)
00:30:58 Well, could you, Mr Geoffrey
00:33:56 He shot himself two years ago.
00:35:38 Maybe they never would have talked, whatever happened.
00:37:19 attended by everybody that was everybody.
00:38:51 I nearly, so...
00:40:52 Geraldine?
00:42:27 If you insist.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed686
Dialogue density15.2 lines / min
First line00:00:36
Final line00:42:27
Production Record
DirectorStephen Poliakoff
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes171