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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 by Elena Ferrante. The film stars Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson, Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Dagmara Domińczyk, Jack Farthing, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Peter Sarsgaard, and Ed Harris.
Elena Ferrante. Novel. Maggie Gyllenhaal. Screenplay. A woman's seaside vacation takes a dark turn when her obsession with a young mother forces her to confront secrets from her past.
The Lost Daughter is star Maggie Gyllenhaal's directorial debut and stars Olivia Colman and Dakota Johnson. The 2021 Drama is based on the novel The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante. The story sees a young mother struggling to connect with her daughters.
- Olivia Colman as Leda Caruso
- Jessie Buckley as Young Leda
- Dakota Johnson as Nina
- Ed Harris as Lyle
- The Lost Daughter's Supporting Cast & Characters
Leda is the central character of The Lost Daughter, a professor of comparative literature who is renting a house in Greece for a vacation. Colman rose to prominence as an actress on British TV, appearing on series such as Peep Show and Broadchurch. Her portrayal of a middle-aged Queen Elizabeth in The Crown, also on Netflix, won her an Emmy. Colman...
Jessie Buckley plays a younger version from Leda from 20 years earlier. The younger Leda is torn between a burgeoning academic career and her young family. Buckley is a fast-rising Irish actress, having most recently appeared in Netflix's I'm Thinking of Ending Things. Buckley has also had a number of prominent TV roles, including on Chernobyl and ...
Nina is a young mother vacationing at the same resort as Leda, who comes to confide in her after Leda finds her missing daughter. Nina is played by Dakota Johnson, who is best known for portraying Anastasia in the Fifty Shades movies alongside Jamie Dornan. However, she has since appeared in more prestigious movies such as Luca Guadagnino's Suspiri...
One of the biggest names in The Lost Daughter's supporting cast is Ed Harris, who plays Lyle, the worker who takes care of the house where Leda is vacationing and suggests that there may be some unpleasant undertones to the Greek countryside. Harris has been a Hollywood star across five decades, with Oscar-nominated turns in movies like Apollo 13 a...
Peter Sarsgaard as Professor Hardy, a charismatic academic who takes an interest in the young Leda. Saarsgard, who is married to Maggie Gyllenhaal, has previously appeared in movies like Jarhead and recently had a role in the miniseries Dopesick. Dagmara Dominczyk as Callie, a pregnant woman who gets in a confrontation with Leda at the beach but la...
Dec 6, 2021 · cast on 'ugly' motherhood, drunk lunches, and their unbreakable Greek-island bond. Maggie Gyllenhaal reunited with the powerhouse actresses in her directing debut — Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson...
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