The Summer Book

2024

Drama

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 73% · 15 reviews
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 498 498

based on novel or book grandparent grandchild relationship coming of age death of mother finland

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Plot summary

The story of the relationship between Sophia, an eight-year-old girl who is growing up fast, and her grandmother, who is nearing the end of her life. They are spending time together with Sophia’s father, at the family summer house on a tiny unspoiled island in the Gulf of Finland. All three are coming to terms with the recent death of Sophia’s mother in very different ways.

Director

Charlie McDowell Photo
Charlie McDowell

Top cast

Glenn Close Photo
Glenn Close as Grandmother
Pekka Strang Photo
Pekka Strang as Mr. Malander
Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson Photo
Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson as Eriksson
Anders Danielsen Lie Photo
Anders Danielsen Lie as Father
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869.29 MB
1200*720
English 2.0
NR
ar  dk  fi  no  sv  
24 fps
1 hr 34 min
Seeds 70
1.74 GB
1800*1080
English 5.1
NR
ar  dk  fi  no  sv  
24 fps
1 hr 34 min
Seeds 100+

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by bdelk-83306 10 / 10

Outstanding Performances

In The Summer Book, director Charlie McDowell adapts Tove Jansson's beloved novel into a gentle meditation on grief, aging, and the fragile bond between generations. It's a lyrical film-sometimes to the point of drifting-but at its heart is Glenn Close, delivering a performance of such understated depth that she almost single-handedly gives the story its pulse.Close plays the Grandmother, a fiercely independent, slightly mischievous woman living on a small island in the Gulf of Finland. Her days are spent exploring the rocks and tidepools with her young granddaughter Sophia (played with remarkable naturalism by a breakout newcomer). The pair's adventures range from light-hearted to painfully honest, as they navigate both the landscape and the unspoken absence of Sophia's mother.What makes Close's performance so remarkable is how completely she disappears into this salty, weathered character. There's no trace of the regal ferocity she's known for in roles like Dangerous Liaisons or Fatal Attraction. Instead, she embodies the Grandmother's playful stubbornness and quiet sorrow with a lived-in authenticity. Her eyes often do the heaviest lifting-whether sparkling with delight at discovering a new bird's nest or clouding over at the memory of her daughter.Close also resists any temptation to sentimentalize. The Grandmother is blunt, sometimes abrasive, and her relationship with Sophia is as much about learning to give space as it is about affection. But in small gestures-a hand on a shoulder, a sudden grin after a shared joke-Close reveals the profound tenderness beneath the brusque exterior.It's the kind of performance that reminds you why Glenn Close is one of the greats. While the film's pacing may be too languid for some, Close's work ensures The Summer Book resonates long after the credits roll. Her Grandmother feels as timeless and elemental as the island itself-a testament to Close's extraordinary ability to root even the lightest narrative threads in deeply human truth.
Reviewed by martinpersson97 10 / 10

Incredible and beautiful coming-of-age

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