Academy Award-nominee Glenn Close stars in the beautiful and moving new film “The Summer Book”.
Nine-year-old Sophia (Emily Matthews) spends the summers at her family’s seasonal home on a tranquil isle in the Gulf of Finland, but this will be the first summer without her mother.
Her father (Anders Danielsen Lie) remains numbed by grief, while her grandmother (Glenn Close) guides her on a giddy, winding path towards young adulthood. With a sense of infinite possibility and a tender regard for the wonders of the natural world, Sophia and her grandmother explore the terrain, celebrate midsummer, and test the limits of faith in the face of life’s many storms.
Adapted from Tove Jansson’s beloved novel, “The Summer Book” is a delicate account of growing up and growing old, beautifully filmed on 16mm in majestic natural light.
“Glenn Close shines in a gentle, mossy take on a Finnish literary classic. As an octogenarian grandmother, Close is vital in locating the contrast between belonging and independence in Charlie McDowell’s peaceable adaptation.” — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire
“Attentive to characterful details of accent and posture, Close plays this tender-tough old bird beautifully.” — Guy Lodge, Variety
“Genuinely moving. An appealing throwback to old-fashioned family dramas of a more innocent era.” — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter