The great Olivia Colman is a woman whose quiet seaside vacation takes an unsettling turn when her fixation on a...
The great Olivia Colman is a woman whose quiet seaside vacation takes an unsettling turn when her fixation on a young mother staying at a nearby villa awakens memories from her past. Written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal, based on the novel by Elena Ferrante.
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What’s so effective about Maggie Gyllenhaal’s character study is how single-minded its protagonist is...the script pierces with sharp insight.
94 %237 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
56 %1,891 reviewsAudience score rating
"A supremely confident feature directing debut..."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"A sensitively observed though sharp-edged adaptation..."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"(A) remarkable directorial debut..."
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Variety
Variety"This is Colman’s stage and her tragedy. You can’t take your eyes off her for a second."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"It's a worthy adaptation - murkily funny, shiveringly intimate drama..."
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The Telegraph
The Telegraph"Gyllenhaal’s take on Ferrante’s novel is so electric it feels born a movie..."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"It may not all add up but this is an ambitious and taboo-tackling first feature..."
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Little White Lies
Little White Lies"A hugely confident debut from a director to watch, buttressed by a screen talent performing at her peak."
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The Times
The Times"By the movie’s end, you feel you’ve come to know a complex and wholly believable human being."
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Time Magazine
Time Magazine"Gyllenhaal... makes an impressive debut as both writer and director."
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Financial Times
Financial TimesThe Lost Daughter | Details
Award winner- Best Screenplay winner at Venice Film Festival 2021.
- Rating
- MA15+, Strong coarse language
- Runtime
- 121
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- USA, Greece, Israel, UK
