The Summer Book
A young girl, Sophia (Emily Matthews) spends the summer with her father (Anders Danielsen Lie) and grandmother (Glenn Close) on a small island in the Gulf of Finland, as the family grapples with the recent death of Sophia's mother.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Released
- 2024
- Country
- United States, Finland, United Kingdom
Details
Release year: 2024
Storyline
A young girl, Sophia (Emily Matthews) spends the summer with her father (Anders Danielsen Lie) and grandmother (Glenn Close) on a small island in the Gulf of Finland, as the family grapples with the recent death of Sophia's mother.
Top credits
- Emily Matthews ā Sophia
Glenn Close ā Grandmother
Anders Danielsen Lie ā Father
Ingvar Sigurdsson ā Eriksson
Did you know
ā¢ The film was shot in the summer of 2023 in Finland, in the archipelagos of Kotka, Porvoo and Espoo located in the Gulf of Finland.
ā¢ The Summer Book (2024) is a 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. A co-production of the United Kingdom, the United States, and Finland, the film premiered at the BFI London Film Festival on 12 October 2024.
ā¢ In March 2023, it was announced that Glenn Close and Anders Danielsen Lie were cast in the film.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $62,662
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $9,155 (2025-09-21)
User reviews
Grief-Growing Old-Growing Up
Outstanding Performances
Cloyingly Earnest
Technical specs
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
- Color
- Color
