The Summer Book (PG)

21st October 2026 2:00pm (Doors open at 1:00 pm)

Kirkgate Centre

Category: Film

At her family's home on a Finnish island, young Sophia (Emily Matthews) explores the natural world with her father ( Anders Danielsen Lie) and grandmother (Glenn Close). Adapted from Tove Jansson's beloved novel, The Summer Book is a delicate account of growing up and growing old.

The gentle marvel of Charlie McDowell’s quiet adaptation is just how much of the novel’s restraint is present in the movie. Wendy Ide – The Observer

Attentive to characterful details of accent and posture, Close plays this tender-tough old bird beautifully, resisting twinkly sentimentality while maintaining a palpably affectionate rapport with Matthews. Guy Lodge – Variety

Starring: Glenn Close; Emily Matthews; Anders Danielsen Lie; Ingvar Sigurdsson

Directed by: Charlie McDowell

Length: 90 minutes

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