The Lost Daughter
The Lost Daughter is a 2021 psychological drama film written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal (in her feature directorial debut), based on the novel of the same name by Elena Ferrante. The film stars Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson, Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Dagmara Domińczyk, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Peter Sarsgaard, and Ed Harris.
It had its world premiere at the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 3, 2021, where Gyllenhaal won the Golden Osella Award for Best Screenplay. It is scheduled to be released in the United States on December 17, 2021, in a limited release prior to streaming on Netflix on December 31.
Leda is a middle-aged divorcée devoted to her work as an English teacher and to her two children. When her daughters leave home to be with their father in Canada, Leda anticipates a period of loneliness and longing. Instead, slightly embarrassed by the sensation, she feels liberated, as if her life has become lighter, easier. She decides to take a holiday by the sea, in a small coastal town in southern Italy. But after a few days of calm and quiet, things begin to take a menacing turn. Leda encounters a family whose brash presence proves unsettling, at times even threatening. When a small, seemingly meaningless, event occurs, Leda is overwhelmed by memories of the difficult and unconventional choices she made as a mother and their consequences for herself and her family. The seemingly serene tale of a woman's pleasant rediscovery of herself soon becomes the story of a ferocious confrontation with an unsettled past.
THE LOST DAUGHTER MOVIE INFO
- Movie Name : The Lost Daughter
- Directed By : Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Distributed By : Netflix (United States), Spentzos Films (Greece)
- Edited By : Affonso Gonçalves
- Music By : Dickon Hinchliffe
- Produced By : Charlie Dorfman , Maggie Gyllenhaal , Osnat Handelsman-Keren , Talia Kleinhendler
- Starring By : Olivia Colman , Dakota Johnson , Jessie Buckley , Peter Sarsgaard , Ed Harris
- Written By : Maggie Gyllenhaal , Elena Ferrante
- Language : English
- Country : United States
- Run Time : 121 Minutes
- Release Date : 2021.12.17
THE LOST DAUGHTER MOVIE CASTS
- Olivia Colman as Leda Caruso
- Jessie Buckley as Young Leda Caruso
- Dakota Johnson as Nina
- Peter Sarsgaard as Professor Hardy
- Ed Harris as Lyle
- Paul Mescal as Will
- Dagmara Domińczyk as Callie
- Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Toni
- Jack Farthing as Joe
- Alba Rohrwacher as Woman
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