''The Eternal Daughter'' is a 2022

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written, produced and directed by

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, and starring

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. It also features

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and Carly-Sophia Davies in supporting roles.

plays a mother and adult daughter returning to a hotel now haunted by its mysterious past. The film had its world premiere at the

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on 6 September 2022, and was released in the United States on 2 December 2022 by

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Plot

Julie takes her elderly mother, Rosalind, to a secluded hotel. Julie's father has recently died and Julie, a filmmaker, wants to spend time with her mother in the hopes of making a film about her. The hotel is a former family home of Rosalind's and she recounts painful memories she has, including a miscarriage, that occurred at the location. On Rosalind's birthday, Julie prepares a special day for her, but when Rosalind reveals she is not hungry at suppertime, Julie breaks down revealing that she feels she cannot be happy when her mother is not happy and that she fears for the future as she has no children to take care of her when she is older. While bringing her mother a birthday cake, she cries and reveals that she is alone at the table and that her mother died in the past. The following day, Julie works on her screenplay and then goes home.

Cast

The cast includes: *

as Julie and Rosalind Hart *

as Bill * Carly-Sophia Davies as receptionist

Production

On January 18, 2021, it was announced that a secret film written and directed by

and starring

had wrapped filming. On January 27, 2021, it was confirmed that

acquired the worldwide distribution rights. The film was shot in secret in Wales during the

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lockdown.

Release

The film had its world premiere at the

on 6 September 2022. It also screened at the

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. and the 60th New York Film Festival. It was released in the United States on 2 December 2022.

Reception

Year-end lists

The film appeared on a number of critics' lists of the best films of 2022: * 2nd – Molly Haskell, '' Screen Slate'' * 2nd – David Sims, ''

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'' * 2nd – Florence Almozini, ''Film Comment Poll'' * 3rd – Monica Castillo, '' RogerEbert.com'' * 3rd – Justin Chang, ''

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'' * 3rd – Reverse Shot

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eternal Daughter 2022 drama films 2022 independent films 2020s American films 2020s British films 2020s English-language films 2020s mystery drama films A24 (company) films American independent films American mystery drama films BBC Film films British independent films British mystery drama films Films about mother–daughter relationships Films directed by Joanna Hogg Films set in hotels Films shot in Wales