Lost Daughter (2021)

This is a bit hard to follow and the content is decidedly grown up. I read the book that this is adapted from, which is harrowing and haunting, and that essense of the book is perfectly rendered in this film version by Maggie Gylenhaal. All I can say is that she didn't pick easy as a starting point. Leda is a woman with the symbolic Yeatsian name who is a professor and translator, taking a brief vacation in Greece, and looking forward to relaxation in the sun. However, almost immediately upon her arrival in the small seaside town, things start to go strange and it seems that while those around her are loud and a bit rude, she is at the center of the strangeness. It is hard to figure out why her reactions to things so intense. Why is she so paranoid and awkward? What is going on with her? The story unfolds in a series of flashbacks, demonstrating that Leda is not a woman who mothering came naturally to, and that mistakes were made and regrets remain. An atmospheric movie beautifully filmed and acted.