Maggie Gyllenhaal discussed her motivation and inspiration for choosing drama The Lost Daughter as her directorial debut at the film’s touching Venice Film Festival press conference (whose li…
, Peter Sarsgaard and Paul Mescal star in the story of a woman whose beach vacation takes a dark turn when she begins to confront the troubles of her past and the nature of parenthood.
Gyllenhaal said that she first read Ferrante’s books years ago, connecting with the main characters. “I thought ‘Oh my god this woman is so fucked up. Then a millisecond later I thought, ‘Oh no, I really relate to her, does that make me fucked up? Then I realized that many people have this experience and nobody talks about it. These are secret truths about a feminine experience.
“We are both parents of two lovely children….I think it was such an enormous pleasure to see Maggie really fulfil her talent…I think that’s all I have to say or I’ll cry…For so long people have known what an excellent actress she is. But being around her is truly inspiring. These actors know she has an eye for an unconventional truth. There’s the easy truth we use every day. But then there’s what is actually going on. She is unbelievably inspiring. That’s about it.
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