Academy Award nominated actor Maggie Gyllenhaal make her feature film directorial debut adapting best-selling author Elena Ferrante’s 2006 novel The Lost Daughter, staring Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Dakota Johnson, and Paul Mescal.
“I’m thrilled to be working with Netflix again. They have supported so much of the work I am most proud of, and this is no exception. Netflix has consistently championed filmmakers that excite and inspire me and I’m delighted to be included in that company.” Maggie Gyllenhaal commented.
“We are honored to be part of this special journey with Maggie, her extraordinary group of collaborators, and now our new partners at Netflix, to bring this powerfully complex story to audiences around the world.” Endeavor Content’s Deborah McIntosh and Negeen Yazdi commented.
The Lost Daughter is about a college professor who confronts her unsettling past after meeting a woman and her young daughter while on vacation in Italy. Her obsession with the woman and her daughter prompts memories of her early motherhood. Production for The Lost Daughter took place in Greece in 2020 and the film will make its world premiere at the 2021 Venice Film Festival. The Lost Daughter furthers Netflix’s relationship with Gyllenhaal, following the 2018 release of The Kindergarten Teacher.