The Lost Daughter

Name: The Lost Daughter
Genre: Drama
Released: December 17, 2021
Duration: 121 min
Rating: 86
Cast: Abe Cohen, Alba Rohrwacher, Dagmara Dominczyk, Dakota Johnson, Ed Harris

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BIM Distribuzione | Release Date: December 17, 2021 | R

Starring: Abe Cohen, Alba Rohrwacher, Dagmara Dominczyk, Dakota Johnson, Ed Harris, Ellie Mae Blake, Jack Farthing, Jessie Buckley, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Olivia Colman, Panos Koronis, Paul Mescal, Peter Sarsgaard, Robyn Elwell, Yiannis Cheliotis

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Debuts on Netflix on December 31, 2021.

Summary: 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 impulsiveAlone 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.… Expand

Director: Maggie Gyllenhaal

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 121 min

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Caryn James

Jan 6, 2022

The story has its moments of suspense, especially when Nina's child wanders off from the beach. But the soul of the film exists in the small exchanges and tensions between characters. Read full review

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Joshua Rothkopf

Dec 21, 2021

It's a moviegoing experience, sure — and if you need to hear it, one of the best of the year. But it's really a call to compassion, which makes it transcendent. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Dec 30, 2021

Only a superficial reading of The Lost Daughter would describe it as a meditation on the twin tugs of children and career. It is, instead, a dark and deeply disturbing exploration of something much more raw, and even radical: the notion that motherhood can plunder the self in irreparable ways. Read full review

Aurora Amidon

Dec 15, 2021

Gyllenhaal’s extraordinary direction, paired with exceptional performances from The Lost Daughter’s lead actresses, culminate in a perfect storm that yields an astute portrait of the painful expectations of womanhood. Read full review

Alan Ng

Jan 13, 2022

The beauty of the film is just how genuine and down-to-earth the performances are and how Gyllenhaal maintains a natural, authentic tone throughout. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Dec 16, 2021

What is great about Colman’s performance is that it is always teetering on the brink of some new revelation about Leda: her face is subtly trembling with … what? Tears? Laughter? A scowl of scorn? Read full review

Diego Semerene

Dec 6, 2021

For a while, Olivia Colman’s expressive performance carries the film, with little narrative distraction or stylistic conspicuousness. Read full review

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Reeltruth

Jan 3, 2022

Loved this taunt thriller. It is messy, just like life and motherhood. The complex characters are well written and acted. Gyllenhaal’s direction is sublime and Coleman is superb as always. The critics got it right but for some reason this layered, engaging film is lost on many of the usersLoved this taunt thriller. It is messy, just like life and motherhood. The complex characters are well written and acted. Gyllenhaal’s direction is sublime and Coleman is superb as always. The critics got it right but for some reason this layered, engaging film is lost on many of the users and their negative reviews. Perhaps they would prefer a Marvel film.… Expand

0 of 3 users found this helpful03

SamiIsidorio

Dec 30, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Oliviaaaaaaa, galera é a maior que nós temos, futura best actress, que adaptação bem feita, a Gyllenhal debutou bem como diretora.… Expand

1 of 5 users found this helpful14

toddanderson

Dec 17, 2021

Maggie is fantastic. Watched the film with my 2 other friends and we are all stunned by the film.

6 of 11 users found this helpful65

moviemitch96

Jan 2, 2022

The always reliably brilliant Olivia Colman stars as a middle-aged mother on vacation in Greece who is troubled by haunting memories of her past incidents of motherhood with her own two daughters after meeting another young mother (Dakota Johnson) at the beach. Marking theThe always reliably brilliant Olivia Colman stars as a middle-aged mother on vacation in Greece who is troubled by haunting memories of her past incidents of motherhood with her own two daughters after meeting another young mother (Dakota Johnson) at the beach. Marking the writing/directorial debut for Maggie Gyllenhaal, this is a slow-burn film, albeit a not particularly exciting or compelling one unfortunately. Fine performances are given from all involved, not least by Colman, who never disappoints. Supporting players such as Johnson, Jessie Buckley, and Ed Harris also give worthwhile turns here, but they can't quite compensate for a general lack of spark or guidance in plot or direction. The film does something that's more often than not been a pet peeve of mine, which is it jumps back and forth between past and present through many flashback scenes. The film also simply kind of ends without really resolving or telling us much of anything other than being a parent is hard I guess. Overall, brilliant performances but a rather straightforward and wandering storyline… Expand

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MetacriticOnur

Jan 2, 2022

bad
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adjective, worse, worst;(Slang) bad·der, bad·dest for 36.
not good in any manner or degree.

3 of 6 users found this helpful33

jmil24

Jan 1, 2022

This movie is abysmal. Pretentious, overlong and pointless, with so many threads that could have been interesting (especially on motherhood) but went nowhere. Great actors, but otherwise can’t believe this movie even got made. Awful.

3 of 7 users found this helpful34

Lucmides

Jan 31, 2022

Horrible movie. Pretends to be intellectual but it's as ordinary as it can be. If I was watching this at a movie theatre I would not hesitate and leave the room.

2 of 2 users found this helpful20

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