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The Summer Book is a 2024 drama film directed by Charlie McDowell, written by Robert Jones, and starring Glenn Close, Emily Matthews, and Anders Danielsen Lie. It is based on Tove Jansson's 1972 novel of the same title.

Jan 31, 2025 · The Summer Book: Directed by Charlie McDowell. With Glenn Close, Ingvar Sigurdsson, Anders Danielsen Lie, Pekka Strang. Follows the inspirational tale of a young girl and her grandmother spending a summer on a small, uninhabited island in the Gulf of Finland.

Jan 1, 2001 · The Summer Book is a slender, anecdotal novel, written in the clear, unadorned prose of a classic children’s book. It will slip by in an afternoon and be over before you know it. But don’t be fooled—Jansson is fearless.

An elderly woman and her six-year-old granddaughter Sophia spend a summer together on a tiny island in the Gulf of Finland exploring, talking about life, nature, everything but their feelings about Sophia's mother's death and their love for one another. [1]

Sep 6, 2024 · The Summer Book is a much-loved classic and bestseller in Nordic fiction. It depicts the unique relationship between an elderly grandmother, played by eight-time Academy Award nominee Glenn Close, and her granddaughter Sophia, played by Emily Matthews.

Oct 12, 2024 · A lovely intergenerational moment toward the end of Charlie McDowell’s The Summer Book captures the restorative magic of its atmospheric setting on a tiny island in the Gulf of Finland.

Oct 17, 2024 · Following a bereaved three-generation family over the course of one idyllic Nordic summer, Charlie McDowell's film version of Tove Jansson's 1972 novel is high on comfort and low on incident.

Jun 9, 2024 · The Summer Book, a timeless classic first published in 1972, was very personal for Tove Jansson and was also one of her favourites. It portrays the developing unique friendship between a young girl, Sophia, and her grandmother, who spend endless summer days on an island far out in the archipelago.