The Directorial debut from seasonal MV resident Maggie Gyllenhaal
Alone on a seaside vacation, Leda (Olivia Colman) becomes consumed with a young mother and daughter as she watches them on the beach. Unnerved by their compelling relationship, (and their raucous and menacing extended family), Leda is overwhelmed by her own memories of the terror, confusion and intensity of early motherhood. An impulsive act shocks Leda into the strange and ominous world of her own mind, where she is forced to face the unconventional choices she made as a young mother and their consequences. Maggie Gyllenhaal makes her directorial debut from a script she adapted from the novel by Elena Ferrante. THE LOST DAUGHTER also stars Jessie Buckley, Dakota Johnson, Ed Harris, Peter Sarsgaard, Dagmara Dominczyk, and Paul Mescal.
Director Maggie Gyllenhaal on the set of THE LOST DAUGHTER
Winner of 4 Gotham Awards: Best Feature, Best Screenplay, Breakthrough Director, and Outstanding Lead Performance (Olivia Colman)
Winner of Best Screenplay Award, Venice Film Festival
Winner: Best First Film, New York Film Critics Circle
Nominated for four Independent Spirit Awards: Best Feature, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Outstanding Supporting Performance (Jessie Buckley)
“The best picture of the year. Olivia Colman plays one of the richest characters that has ever graced our screens. Maggie Gyllenhaal electrically adapts Elena Ferrante’s novel. The kind of film that will bury itself in your subconscious.” (AP)
“A mesmerizingly cinematic psychological drama. Its themes of female relationships, sexuality, and motherhood are beautifully served in the uncompromising character study, illuminated by performances of jagged brilliance from Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley.”(The Hollywood Reporter)
“A hugely confident debut from a director to watch, buttressed by a screen talent performing at her peak.” – Times (UK)
“Gyllenhaal’s brilliant, subtle manipulations make hers one of the most auspicious directing debuts in years” – Movie Nation
