Maggie Gyllenhaal Wants To Talk About The ‘Ambivalence’ Of Motherhood

Lisa Taddeo Guest ColumnistFor Variety‘s Writers on Writers, Lisa Taddeo pays tribute to “The Lost Daughter” (screenplay by Maggie Gyllenhaal; based on the novel by Elena Ferrante).Since my own child was born, I must often. Pause.

Based on Elena Ferrante‘s book of the same name, Maggie Gyllenhaal‘s terrific directorial debut, the Gotham Award-winning film “The Lost Daughter” is about a woman’s beach vacation in Greece, which takes a dark turn when her obsession with a young mother forces her to confront the secrets of her past. The movie uncovers the complex notions of guilt and resentment that can build up when confronting how motherhood is all-consuming.

Olivia Colman (The Night Manager, The Crown) has already more than secured her reputation as one of the best drama actors the UK has ever produced.

,” she said about parents on a recent appearance on The Late Show. “They also want to have a drink sometimes, and they also want a night with their husband or wife, and they also want to work, and they want many things like we do.”She added: “I love my children, but it’s a very complicated experience.

Motherhood. It’s such a rich subject for art to ponder, you’d think we’d have already seen every kind of mother onscreen.But actually we haven’t.

Thelma Adams In many of 2021’s screenplay contenders, motherhood is laid bare in all of its thorny reality.

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Maggie Gyllenhaal is opening up about what it is like to direct your spouse in a sex scene.

Maggie Gyllenhaal suits up for an appearance on The View in New York City on Wednesday (December 15).

Bryan Robson has identified an advantage for Manchester United before the Champions League showdown with reigning Spanish champions Atletico Madrid.

Olivia Wilde is getting all the details about The Lost Daughter from Maggie Gyllenhaal!

It took a while to get there, but Manchester United finally discovered who they'll face in the last 16 of the Champions League on Monday afternoon.

Editors note: Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series returns to exclusively reveal the scripts of films that will be factors in this year’s movie awards race.

Maggie Gyllenhaal makes a speech on stage while being honored at the 2021 SFFILM Awards Night at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on Monday night (December 6) in San Francisco, Calif.

Endeavor-owned IMG has acquired the presenter of the Mutua Madrid Open, a notable clay-court tennis tournament, as well as the 109-year-old Acciona Open de España golf tournament.

Dakota Johnson is on the move.

Dakota Johnson is all smiles while heading into Deadline’s Contenders Event on Saturday morning (December 4) in New York City.