When Maggie Gyllenhaal picked up the phone to talk her about her Oscar nomination for best adapted screenplay for the writer/director’s debut film, The Lost Daughter.
She wasn’t going to celebrated at first, but soon gave in.“I drank a lot of champagne already today!”The film came together because the producing partners Talia Kleinhendler and Osnat Handelsman-Keren (also producers with Gyllenhaal on The Kindergarten Teacher), the idea arose that Gyllenhaal herself should direct a project.
Securing the rights to Elena Ferrante’s novel, The Lost Daughter. The film stars Olivia Coleman and Jessie Buckley, both who have been nominated in the best and best supporting actress categories this year.As a 2022 nominee, she seemed more excited for her film’s stars.“I turned it on to watch the very first name that was announced was Jesse Buckley.
I think she’s just an extraordinary actress and I think she’s wonderful in the movie. And that was not at all a done deal, you know, I don’t know.
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