This sensitive adaptation of Jansson’s 1972 novel, set in the beatific Gulf of Finland, is a quiet treatise on life and death Glenn Close brings her totemic presence to this gentle movie – as well as a makeup-enhanced grandmotherly face. This is a sweet-natured adaptation of Tove Jansson’s 1972 ...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/04/the-summer-book-review-glenn-close-powers-sweet-natured-take-on-tove-janssons-kids-classic)