THE SUMMER BOOK Special Screenings

THE SUMMER BOOK

North American Premiere

Screening to be followed by a conversation with AFI Alumnus, director and producer Charlie McDowell and actor Glenn Close.

Snatching her crown as the reigning queen of sweater vests, Glenn Close is both hardened and endearing as a grandmother and seasoned Finnish artist in Charlie McDowell’s adaptation of Tove Jansson’s beloved Nordic novel of the same name. After her mother’s death, Sophia (played by the scene-stealing Emily Matthews in her feature debut) and her father (Anders Danielsen Lie, THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD) take refuge for the summer at her grandmother’s estate, nestled on the shores of a remote Finnish island. As her father withdraws further into his solitude and grief, Sophia and her grandmother spend precious time together exploring the island and growing closer. McDowell breathes new life into Jansson’s profound, heartfelt classic with this keen observation that explores the intertwining complexities of family, generational loss and life-altering grief. –Julia Kipnis

Charlie McDowell is an American director and writer. McDowell made his directorial debut with the romantic thriller THE ONE I LOVE (2014). He has since written and directed the Netflix films THE DISCOVERY (2017) and WINDFALL (2022).

Maarit Mononen
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Screenings

October 27, 12:00 p.m.

Chinese 1

Details

Country: USA, Finland

Year: 2024

Director: Charlie McDowell

Screenwriter: Robert Jones

Producers: Charlie McDowell, Aleksi Bardy, Kevin Loader, Kath Mattoch, Duncan Montgomery, Alex Orlovsky, Helen Vinogradov

Executive Producers: Lily Collins, Jack Selby, Rick Covert, Victoria Castelli, Arthur Farache, Niki Leskinen, Petri Kemppinen, Ari Tolppanen, Magnus Thomassen, Harald Fagerheim Bugge

Director of Photography: Sturla Brandth Grøvlen

Editor: Jussi Rautaniemi

Production Designer: Lina Nordqvist

Costume Designer: Tiina Kaukanen

Music: Hania Rani

Cast/Featuring: Glenn Close, Anders Danielsen Lie, Emily Matthews

Running Time (minutes): 90

Language: English

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