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I learned of Olivia Colman when she played Queen Anne in "The Favorite" (and won an Oscar for the role). I later saw her on "Broadchurch", as well as seasons three and four of "The Crown". She also provided one of the voices in "The Mitchells vs. The Machines".

But now we have Ms. Colman in an intense role. She plays a woman on vacation in Greece whose stay is overshadowed by memories of the daughters whom she abandoned. "The Lost Daughter" both casts doubt on the supposed happiness of family life, and the presumed pleasantness of tourism, with the protagonist's mental state deteriorating as the movie progresses. Jessie Buckley as the protagonist's younger self is equally intense, almost as much as her character in "I'm Thinking of Ending Things".

Maggie Gyllenhaal's directorial debut is a fine one. I wouldn't call it a masterpiece - and it certainly won't be for everyone - but it's not a movie that you're likely to forget any time soon. Both Colman and Buckley received Academy Award nominations for their roles, with excellent support coming from Ed Harris, Dakota Johnson, Dagmara Dominczyk (Karolina on "Succession"), Paul Mescal and Peter Sarsgaard.

1. The narrative is unfocused. Two unrelated storylines are told in parallel, and the narrative is very scattered. Some characters (e.g. The local gang) are totally unnecessary.

2. Cinematography is annoying. Just too many closeups.

3. The screenplay is very pretentious. Its title and plot is misleading. Any audience would expect something to happen, yet nothing happens eventually. The title should be "The lost doll".

..., the previous review is from another movie! !!! Not THE LOST DAUGHTER!

Where to start, I liked the movie. It has the quality to keep you going until the end, due to the tension and creativity of the theme. I have decided to write a somewhat simple review, and nothing deep, I can go on and on..

The most important thing about the film, in my opinion, are the different types of people who participate in this story and therefore personalities, they could have been given more attention and studied more deeply in the film.

Olivia Colman, always great! And Leda in the movie, did not seem awkward to me at first, but she is a woman who does not accept injustice and speaks and protests when many do not dare, she is sincere with herself. Having said this, later the story changes and she has to do something to cope with her own sadness. Yes, it is true that she has also committed an injustice as well, and that makes her even more interesting.

To be honest I have never seen children so spoiled, annoying and whiny, and I know many at this age. I found this portrayal of children somewhat dramatic, and if you pamper them and give them everything from the beginning they will become little devils, it is a fact!!.

A lot of what happens in this movie is because of this children and their attitude towards their parents!! So.. you lose your play doll and just turn everything into a drama? This parents are weak and should act differently in this case.

I have always loved the actor Ed Harris, Lyle in the film, although I would have liked his character to have been more studied, it would make the story more interesting.

I liked the actors and the atmosphere in Greece, really beautiful and it all looks and feels very realistic to me.

Why do we always have expectations? I know it's hard not to have them, but it's just a movie. Do not have expectations and you will lik it more!!

I recommend it!

During her vacation Leda witnessed an incident that that remembered her of her darkest moments as a mother .

It was a bit slow for me, not a lot of things happening, but it worth your time of course.

It shows how the motherhood can be one of the most beautiful and hard experiences at the same time in a woman's life.

The film's structure is remarkable especially the way they presented the present and the previous time back and forth .

What made me watch this movie while I'm late I guess is what I heard about performances, the beautiful Olivia Colman was fascinating, for Jessi Buckley I had a problem with the character itself and it's instability, but her acting was at it's finest.

Two Oscar worthy nomination for these two, playing the role of the same character in different periods of time.

Some good performances from Dakota Johnson and Ed Harris that I always appreciate his presence.

Finally, I want to say that Maggie Gyllenhaal offered us a beautiful pure drama so her Oscar nomination is deserved I suppose.

" I'm an Unnatural mother".

The movie is really thought provoking. Although I watched it a few weeks ago, I still think about it. The actors are very good. Especially Olivia Coleman and her younger counterpart do an amazing job. The story is not coherent, sometimes you think where does this go? ...but actually I liked this story telling style, because it is close to real life. These things happen, people behave in this way and there is not always a clear explanation given, you need to understand and find out by yourself. Overall a really good movie, recommend to watch it, especially if you have kids. I believe every parent could understand.