The Summer Book (PG)

Dir Charlie McDowell, US/Fin/UK, 2024, 95 mins
Emily Matthews, Glenn Close, Anders Danielsen Lie

A young girl spends the summer on a small Finnish island with her grandmother and father. Adapted from Tove Jansson’s beloved novel, a delicate account of growing up and growing old.

Close plays this tender-tough old bird beautifully, maintaining a palpably affectionate rapport with Matthews VARIETY