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The Summer House

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Film Stats

Character: Richard
Release Date: 2009
Director: Daisy Gili

Plot Summary

When seventeen-year-old Jane leaves her unfaithful first love Richard and heads to France for the summer, she never expected to be followed. Richard tries to win her back first with love letters and then with his uninvited presence.

Cast & Character Bios

Richard (Robert Pattinson)

» Eighteen-year-old Richard is a narcissistic young man who wants Jane, the girl he dumped, to take him back again after he gets dumped by the girl he was unfaithful with.

Jane (Talulah Riley)

» Seventeen-year-old Jane has run away to France after her first love, Richard, leaves her for someone else. She must make a choice when Richard sends her love letters and then follows her to France in an attempt to win her back.

» Talulah Riley is a British actress who is best known for her work in Pride & Prejudice and in the television series Nearly Famous. She has also performed on stage in The Philadelphia Story and Summer and Smoke.

Priscilla (Anna Calder-Marshall)

» Jane’s aunt Priscilla is a widow in her mid-fifties who lives in Northern France. Priscilla lives on royalties from her deceased husband’s writing career.

» Anna Calder-Marshall is a Emmy Award-winning British actress. She is best known for her work in Male of the Species and Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You.

Freddie (David Burke)

» Freddie is an old flame of Priscilla’s and a World War II veteran. He is quite the ladies’ man and has a deep appreciation for architecture and for France. He is married to Marie Pierrre.

» David Burke is a British actor who is best known for his role as Dr. Watson in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and has worked in theatre, film, and television.

Marie Pierre (Marianne Borgo)

» Marie Pierre is a French woman in her fifties and Freddie’s wife. Underneath her cold manner, she is a warm-hearted woman who loves Freddie very much.

» Marianne Borgo is a French actress with an extensive resume of both English and French film and television roles.

Daisy Gili, Director

» Daisy Gili is a British director and the founder of the London Film Academy. She has directed a number of documentaries and television productions, including several short films.

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