The Summer House (2009)

Genres - Drama, Romance  |   Sub-Genres - Period Film, Romantic Drama  |   Run Time - 12 min.  |   Countries - United Kingdom  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Jason Buchanan

17 year old Jane (Talulah Riley) reaches a crucial turning point in her young like while spending the summer of 1969 at her aunt Priscilla's secluded 19th Century chateau in this short film featuring Twilight star Robert Pattinson. As the first astronauts set foot on the moon, Jane arrives at her aunt's house seeking to break off her romance with the unfaithful Richard (Pattinson), who continues to declare his love for her in a series of romantic letters. Meanwhile, Priscilla's childhood love Freddie Porteous (David Burke) shows up at the estate with his worldly wife Marie Pierre (Marianne Borgo), and the three elders begin reminiscing about the past. When Richard shows up unexpected at a party to commemorate the historic moon landing, Jane finds her romantic ideals challenged by her suitor's gruff persistence.

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aunt, English [nationality], house, lunar-mission, moon-walk