The Summer Book (film)

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The Summer Book
Directed by Charlie McDowell
Written byRobert Jones
Based on The Summer Book
by Tove Jansson
Produced byKath Mattock
Kevin Loader
Duncan Montgomery
Aleksi Bardy
Charlie McDowell
Alex Orlovsky
StarringEmily Matthews
Glenn Close
Anders Danielsen Lie
Release date
  • October 12, 2024 (2024-10-12)(BFI)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Finland
LanguageEnglish

The Summer Book is an upcoming Finnish-British drama film directed by Charlie McDowell, written by Robert Jones, and starring Emily Matthews, Glenn Close, and Anders Danielsen Lie. It is based on Tove Jansson's novel of the same title. It will premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on October 12, 2024. [1] [2]

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Cast

Production

In March 2023, it was announced that Close and Lie were cast in the film. [3]

In July that same year, it was announced that the filmmakers were granted an interim agreement by SAG-AFTRA to allow production to occur since the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike was occurring at the time. [4] [5]

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References

  1. Ntim, Zac (2024-09-05). "London Film Festival: 'The Summer Book' & Joshua Oppenheimer's 'The End' Among Titles Added To Lineup". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  2. "The Summer Book". BFI London Film Festival 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  3. D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 2, 2023). "Glenn Close To Star In Charlie McDowell's Feature Take Of Finnish Novel 'The Summer Book'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  4. Kay, Jeremy (July 20, 2023). "Glenn Close Finland-set drama 'The Summer Tale', 'Tehran' among latest indie projects to get SAG-AFTRA go-ahead". Screen International. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  5. Kroll, Justin (July 24, 2023). "Glenn Close Indie 'The Summer Book' Among Latest Films Given SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreements". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 6, 2024.