The Lost Daughter
directed by: Maggie Gyllenhaal, year: 2021
actors: Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson, Jessie Buckley
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Description:
An intimate drama in which a visiting mother, Leda, becomes entangled with another family on a Greek island, sparking memories of her own choices about motherhood, desire, and regret. Olivia Colman anchors the film with a restrained, transformative performance as Leda, while Jessie Buckley and Dakota Johnson provide powerful foil and perspective. Maggie Gyllenhaal's directing adapts Elena Ferrante's novel with quiet, sunlit precision and a haunting emotional undercurrent.
Keywords:
Intense Relationships, Drama, Psychological Drama, Literary Adaptation, Mother Daughter Relationship, Character Study
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