“The Summer Book” , interview with director Charles McDowell

“The Summer Book” by Charles McDowell was presented, out of competition, at the 42° Torino Film Festival. 

The film, starring Glenn Close, is the big screen adaptation of Tove Jansson’s novel and sees the actress in the role of a very affectionate grandmother to Sophia, a nine-year-old girl played by newcomer Emily Matthews. 

As the book it was based on, the film is full of silences, looks, gestures more than words. McDowell describes his directing process according to these elements: “a big part of making thi