Elokuva|The summer book was filmed in the summer of 2023 in Finland, for example in the archipelago of Kotka, Porvoo and Espoo.
The summary is made by artificial intelligence and checked by a human.
The summer book film premiered in London and international critics have praised it.
Emily Matthews, Glenn Close and Anders Danielsen Lie are praised for their performances.
The film’s filming locations in Finland, such as Kotka, Porvoo and Espoo, create a beautiful atmosphere.
The film will be shown in Finnish cinemas at the end of January 2025.
On Saturday had its world premiere in London Summer book -film has received praise from international critics. First reviews artist Tove Jansson’s have been delighted with the film based on the novel. Not only the actors and cameraman of the film, but also the atmosphere of the island serving as the event venue, receive a lot of praise.
”Emily Matthews nine-year-old Sophia copes well and the Norwegian actress Anders Danielsen Lie is more present in the film than his character in the book”, writes Screen Dailyn Fionnuala Halligan.
For Finnish Matthews, the role is the first in a film. The Norwegian Danielsen Lie, seen in the role of the father, is known for, among other things, the award-winning film The Worst Person in the World.
Screen Daily’s review points out that adapting a classic children’s book into a film can be a difficult task, because there is a magic in youth that is best expressed in words.
Charlie McDowellin guided by Summer book-film is seen as an ambitious translation of Jansson’s novel.
“Author Robert Jones has further stripped the thin novel by dropping one character and diminishing the presence of another. Thus, the film relies completely on the beauty of nature and (Glenn) Closen to a strong role performance. However, the calmness of the film eventually becomes more sleepy.”
Halligan ponders in his assessment whether it will stick Summer book so strongly on Close’s character because she is a respected and strong actress, or would the film have naturally leaned in that direction as the characters came to life.
“Certainly the book is about more [isoäidin ja lapsen ] about the relationship, but the film focuses on the grandmother’s mortality in a way that threatens to drown out the child’s funny nature and the beauty with which the family’s circumstances are so accurately observed,” he writes.
The film was filmed by a Norwegian Sturla Brandth Grøvlen. Summer book was filmed in the summer of 2023 in Finland, for example in the archipelago of Kotka, Porvoo and Espoo.
“Light in story but heavy in atmosphere, McDowell’s film lets the beautiful Finnish landscape speak for itself in a memorable drama that finds life in death and death in life”, writes Awards Watch Iana Murray and praises Danielsen Lie’s performance as convincing.
Hollywood reporter David Rooney says the movie family to feel “clearly Nordic”, even though the language of the film is English.
“McDowell’s film version stays true to the book by dividing its focus equally between its characters and the natural forces that surround them. You can feel the bitter cold of the Baltic Sea on the beach, the soft caress of the sunshine in a place where you always wear a sweater, without warning of a violent storm coming up.”
According to Rooney, the restrained film seems to drift more often than to advance purposefully.
“The plus side is that the unhurried pace of the film allows you to pay attention to the details,” says Rooney.
“Sturla Brandth Grøvlen captures picturesque late-night sunsets, pillow-like cloud formations, rippling waters and tranquil clearings—not to mention breathtaking light—with a beauty that makes you believe in the healing powers of the place,” Rooney writes.
The Polish pianist also receives praise Hania Raniwhose “shimmering music reminds us of the melancholy hidden beneath the surface of the characters, accompanied by the ever-present sounds of nature”.
Summer book will be shown in Finnish cinemas at the end of January 2025. The Finnish production company of the international co-production is Helsinki film, which has also produced a film based on Jansson’s life Tove-a hit movie.