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The Summer Book

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Ritesh Mehta IndieWire Indeed, the film’s secret weapon is Glenn Close, aka Grandmother. Rated: B- Oct 28, 2024 Full Review Guy Lodge Variety Attentive to characterful details of accent and posture, Close plays this tender-tough old bird beautifully, resisting twinkly sentimentality while maintaining a palpably affectionate rapport with Matthews. Oct 17, 2024 Full Review Kevin Maher Times (UK) The earnestness slowly becomes suffocating, and Grandmother’s endless lessons grating. Yes, nature is the ultimate healer. And? Rated: 2/5 Oct 16, 2024 Full Review Morgan Rojas Cinemacy Despite its lack of substantial momentum, The Summer Book still provides a gentle and therapeutic viewing experience. Nov 13, 2024 Full Review Alex Billington FirstShowing.net Not every film needs to be blatant with its message, sometimes the great power of cinema is simply letting the ethereal wisdom of characters & cinematography wash over you. Rated: 9/10 Nov 4, 2024 Full Review Ricky Valero FandomWire Tove Jansson's The Summer Book should never have been adapted into a feature film. While the book might have hit a home run with readers, the movie is underwhelming and bland. Rated: 3/10 Nov 2, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Charlie McDowell

Director

Glenn Close

Grandmother

Anders Danielsen Lie

Father

Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson

Eriksson

Pekka Strang

Mr. Malander

Sophia Heikkilä

Mrs. Malander

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Movie Info

Director
Charlie McDowell
Producer
Aleksi Bardy, Kevin Loader, Charlie McDowell, Kath Mattock, Alex Orlovsky, Duncan Montgomery, Helen Vinogradov
Screenwriter
Tove Jansson, Robert Jones
Production Co
Helsinki Filmi Oy, Finnish Impact Film Fund, Case Study Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 35m