The Eternal Daughter

A24 | Release Date: December 2, 2022

6.9	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Ratings

USER RATING DISTRIBUTION

Positive:

Mixed:

Negative:

Watch Now

Stream On

Review this movie

VOTE NOW

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Please sign in or create an account before writing a review.

Check box if your review contains spoilers

0 characters (5000 max)

User Reviews

User score By date Most helpful

moviemitch96Dec 18, 2022

A middle-aged woman and her elderly mother (both portrayed by Tilda Swinton) are staying at an eerie and old estate where they both have a past and strange and unexplainable hauntings of said past seem to come to light. From director JoannaA middle-aged woman and her elderly mother (both portrayed by Tilda Swinton) are staying at an eerie and old estate where they both have a past and strange and unexplainable hauntings of said past seem to come to light. From director Joanna Hogg (who directed Swinton and her daughter in 'The Souvenir Parts 1 and 2'), this is more or less a spiritual sequel (pardon the pun) to those films, as Swinton is essentially reprising her role of Rosalind from 'The Souvenir' films (her character's name in this is also Rosalind) and is now also playing the grown-up version of her daughter Julie from those films (her own daughter Honor Swinton-Byrne portrayed Julie in those films.) It was really quite interesting and unexpected to see a continuation of these two characters here in this film, but it really worked rather well, and of course Swinton is more than up to the task of brilliantly pulling double duty with dual roles here. She seems to have a knack for playing multiple roles in films, as we've seen time and again in films like 'Suspiria' and 'Hail Caesar'. Her dual performance here is obviously the star attraction, and it makes up for the rather minimalist yet also personal approach to the film (it was filmed in the midst of the pandemic after all.) Overall, while there's not much in the way of story or characters apart from Swinton's, this is still a masterful, personal, and ultimately rather effective character study and continuation of the characters of Julie and Rosalind from 'The Souvenir' films.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

All this user's reviews

JLuis_001Dec 23, 2022

The Souvenir Part 1 and 2 were movies that did little for me, so even with my reservations I wasn't sure what to expect from The Eternal Daughter. Even with the presence of Tilda Swinton.

The most ironic thing of all, is that being a filmThe Souvenir Part 1 and 2 were movies that did little for me, so even with my reservations I wasn't sure what to expect from The Eternal Daughter. Even with the presence of Tilda Swinton.

The most ironic thing of all, is that being a film with a very different structure - one of those of which it is often said that nothing happens in them - The Eternal Daughter manages to become a much more atmospheric and captivating experience even with how repetitive its structure is, because the questions that begin to stand out are: ''What is really happening?'' and ''Is what's happening real?

And while this may seem like a device that is often overused in stories that tackle this style that seeks to confuse the viewer, Joanna Hogg's approach communicates her illusion in a very captivating way, cause my interpretation may be very different from the one she has in her mind, and in the best of cases that might be right, but one way or another I think I enjoy it more this way.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

All this user's reviews

katezoeJan 31, 2023

I did not like The Souvenir Part 1 or Part 2. Therefore carefully chose watching the The Eternal Daughter. Definitely delighted I saw the film, Tilda Swinton was great playing two roles, and finally I got Joanna Hogg.

0 of 0 users found this helpful00

All this user's reviews