Glenn Close brings her notable presence to a new film adaptation of Tove Jansson's 1972 novel, 'The Summer Book'. The movie is described as a sweet-natured adaptation, though at times it is noted for its sensitivity.
Close portrays a tough, wise, and humorous-yet-cantankerous eightysomething woman. Her character brings her recently widowed son, played by Anders Danielsen Lie, and six-year-old granddaughter Sophia, played by newcomer Emily Matthews, to a summer cottage on an idyllic island in the Gulf of Finland.
The film explores the family's journey to process their grief and find happiness, while the grandmother unsentimentally supports Sophia. The narrative builds towards a moment of catharsis, coinciding with a storm that endangers a boat trip to the Söderskär lighthouse. The grandmother's fate remains uncertain until the end of the film.