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  1. Dec 30, 2021 · ‘The Lost Daughter’ seems to be partially inspired by a true story. The film is based on the novel of the same name (originally ‘La figlia oscura’ in Italian) by Elena Ferrante (pseudonym). Ferrante is a notoriously anonymous and highly acclaimed author who was also named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People of 2016.

  2. The Lost Daughter is a 2021 psychological drama film written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal (in her feature directorial debut ), based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Elena Ferrante. The film stars Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson, Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Dagmara Domińczyk, Jack Farthing, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Peter Sarsgaard, and ...

  3. Jan 6, 2022 · The New Setting. The plot of Ferrante’s novel remains largely the same on both page and screen: Leda is a literature professor, divorced, with two adult daughters. She decides to spend her ...

    • Marissa Martinelli
  4. Dec 31, 2021 · In this case, she dies in the accident, or possibly by the sea on the fateful night, and her waking up is actually the beginning of Leda’s afterlife. Thus, we see a different version of Leda at the end, unburdened of all her worldly guilt and finally reconnecting with her daughters. Considering it is her afterlife, the presence of the orange ...

  5. Dec 31, 2021 · This detail is missing from the movie. Even without it, however, Leda’s deeply complicated sentiments about motherhood are written all over her face, from the film’s first frame to the last ...

    • Keely Weiss
    • 3 min
  6. Dec 31, 2021 · Based on Elena Ferrante's short novella, ... Rarely has a film felt so true to its original source. ... The Lost Daughter is a poignant story about motherhood. It is a masterful debut feature ...

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  8. Dec 31, 2021 · The Lost Daughter. It's hard to figure out at first what is going on with Leda. The woman with the symbolic Yeatsian name is a professor and translator, taking a brief vacation in Greece, and looking forward to relaxation in the sun. However, almost immediately upon her arrival in the small seaside town, things start to go strange.

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