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By Tara Brady (805) for The Irish Times (483) on 17 Dec 2021

Based on the novel by Elena Ferrante, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s opening gambit as a writer-director is a brave charge at source material defined…

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By Guy Lodge (731) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 16 Dec 2021

It’s not at all surprising that Gyllenhaal has arrived as a filmmaker with such a bold, conflicted paean to unorthodox femininity…

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By Clarisse Loughrey (259) for The Independent (259) on 16 Dec 2021

That’s the wonderful thing about The Lost Daughter – it embraces thorniness…

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By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 16 Dec 2021

Ms. Gyllenhaal might have chosen conventionally entertaining material for her first time behind the camera, but she and Ms…

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By Jocelyn Noveck (253) for The Associated Press (882) on 16 Dec 2021

Perhaps there’s something in this tale of two women — or really, three — that speaks to all who try to pretend that it’s unnatural…

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By Noel Murray (1,901) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 16 Dec 2021

For most of the movie’s running time, Gyllenhaal pulls off a remarkable trick, turning everyday inconveniences like rotting fruit and rude…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for The Guardian (2,969) on 16 Dec 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…

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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 16 Dec 2021

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Lost Daughter is a chilling and unnerving psychological horror film brimming with dicey characters who are capable…

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By Mark Feeney (434) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 16 Dec 2021

[Gyllenhaal’s] direction is unemphatic without ever being tentative, and she’s made a film with a relaxed, easy rhythm — but not too easy…

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By Aurora Amidon (74) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 15 Dec 2021

Gyllenhaal’s extraordinary direction, paired with exceptional performances from The Lost Daughter’s lead actresses, culminate in a perfect…

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By Richard Whittaker (567) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 15 Dec 2021

In a year when there's been great discussion about unlikable protagonists, Colman's creation of Leda as a living, breathing, deeply flawed…

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By Ann Hornaday (1,919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 14 Dec 2021

Maggie Gyllenhaal makes a quietly astonishing directorial debut with “The Lost Daughter,” a crafty treatise on maternal ambivalence that…

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By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 14 Dec 2021

Writing and directing her first feature, which she adapted from an Elena Ferrante novel, Maggie Gyllenhaal employs an intensely intimate camera,…

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By Ella Kemp (95) for Empire (3,446) on 14 Dec 2021

What could have been little more than an acting showcase for a reliable ensemble fully sings: a sophisticated, seductive, slightly unwieldy…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 14 Dec 2021

It’s an outstanding debut for someone who obviously knows her way around both sides of the camera…

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By Sophie Monks Kaufman (221) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 14 Dec 2021

It may not all add up but this is an ambitious and taboo-tackling debut with an atmosphere that lingers thanks to gutsy performances from Colman…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 14 Dec 2021

Still, no matter how flat “The Lost Daughter” can sometimes seem, there’s always something to hold our attention…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 08 Dec 2021

Colman’s performance is the film’s marvel…

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By Diego Semerene (203) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 06 Dec 2021

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

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By Mae Abdulbaki (411) for Screen Rant (892) on 21 Oct 2021

Nuanced, thoughtful, and deeply effective, Gyllenhaal’s movie is assuredly executed, uplifted by a strong, striking performance by Olivia Colman…

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