The Lost Daughter

An uncomfortably vulnerable portrait of an aged woman who struggles with motherhood, being compellingly artful despite not having a cathartic arc. Close shots reflect the anxiety & discomfort of the MC & the way she watches strangers from afar feels so natural and engaging…

- summer / travel vibes
- it’s like a piece of art open to interpretation
- lonely
- cannot tell if it was real or a dream

tragic but so fucking good and also weird and paul mescal jump scare

Meh. Too open-ended. No real plot to follow and no resolution, only speculation. That can be an intriguing way to end, but they didn’t put in the work to make it satisfying.

i originally watched this for jessie buckley but something about olivia coleman makes me so happy, like she reminds me of someone so comforting to me.

the movie itself was infuriating but understandable. an immature woman who put herself before her children.

It starts off good. I liked how the film presents the difficulties of parenting while trying to achieve career goals, and how the parallels between Leda and Nina are shown. All the pressure that Leda feels leads to a confusing ending, which was a bit disappointing for me.

7/10