Netflix Acquires ‘The Lost Daughter’ In UK, Benelux & Germany

Clayton Davis Dakota Johnson was caught off guard by the script for “The Lost Daughter”: “I never read something so honest,” she says. “At times, raw, almost to being uncomfortable but still so human.” The actress then met writer and director Maggie Gyllenhaal for lunch in New York, who she calls “a seeker of truth.”On this episode of the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast, Johnson talks about her experience working on Netflix’s “The Lost Daughter,” the adaptation of the Elena Ferrante novel.

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John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentNetflix has acquired exclusive rights for Latin America to Pedro Almodóvar’s “Parallel Mothers,” which won Penélope Cruz the best actress award at September’s 78th Venice Film Festival.Struck by Netflix and El Deseo, Pedro and brother Agustín Almodóvar’s Madrid-based production company, the deal marks the first time that Netflix has taken all and exclusive rights to a territory on a first-run Almodóvar film.Hailed by Variety as Almodóvar’s best

Naman Ramachandran The fifth and final season of Netflix historical drama “The Last Kingdom,” due in 2022, will be followed by a two-hour feature film titled “Seven Kings Must Die.” The film will stream on Netflix.The news was announced by Alexander Dreymon, who plays the lead role of Uhtred, at the London Comic Con on Sunday. Based on the novels of Bernard Cornwell, filming on “Seven Kings Must Die” will begin in Budapest in early 2022, with Dreymon reprising his role.

EXCLUSIVE: Last Kingdom fanatics gearing themselves up for next year’s fifth and final season have something extra to smile about, a Netflix feature film is in the works.

Naman Ramachandran The Italian Cultural Institute in London, La Biennale di Venezia and Curzon have teamed for ‘From Venice to London,’ a season where seven films from Venezia 78 will be shown at Curzon cinemas across London from Nov. 18-22.“The Lost Daughter,” directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal will open the season and “The Hand of God,” directed by Paolo Sorrentino, will close it.

The Lost Daughter,” “Passing,” “Pig” and “Test Pattern” will compete for best feature film at the 31st annual IFP Gotham Awards. “Passing,” a black-and-white drama that examines racism and colorist, and “The Lost Daughter,” a searing look at motherhood, led the pack with five nominations apiece.

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Lost Daughter and Rebecca Hall’s Passing (both from Netflix) swept nominations for the Gotham Awards this year as the independent film honors and awards-season portal unveiled its list Thursday morning ahead of an in-person ceremony next month.

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Clayton Davis The Gotham Awards will announce their nominations tomorrow and are expected to lead the charge, primarily due to the changes in the number of nominees allowed in new categories are Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut “The Lost Daughter” from Netflix and Fran Kranz’s “Mass” from Bleecker Street.The Gotham Film & Media Institute, which oversees the Gotham Awards, announced in August that awards for acting would no longer be defined by gender.Last year’s Gotham for best picture

Selome Hailu editorNetflix has acquired “The Henna Artist,” a series being developed by Sri Rao as an adaptation of Alka Joshi’s novel of the same name.Freida Pinto will star in and executive produce “The Henna Artist,” which is set in 1950s Jaipur, India and follows Lakshmi (Pinto) as the city’s most in-demand henna artist.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has taken in for development The Henna Artist, a series based on Alka Joshi’s bestselling debut novel from Miramax TV, with Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire) attached to star and executive produce and Michael Edelstein executive producing. The project will be written and executive produced by Sri Rao as part of a first-look deal Rao has signed with Netflix.

The chilling new trailer for “The Lost Daughter” has been released.

It’s here – the trailer for The Lost Daughter!

As a scion of two filmmakers, it’s a bit surprising that actress Maggie Gyllenhaal hasn’t turned to film direction sooner. The star of “The Kindergarten Teacher” and HBO‘s “The Deuce” makes her directorial debut with “The Lost Daughter.” The film made its debut at the Venice Film Festival to rave reviews in September.

Olivia Colman‘s anticipated new film The Lost Daughter is set to stream on Netflix for UK fans.The Oscar-tipped film, which marks Maggie Gyllenhaal’s debut as a director, recently premiered at the Venice and London film festivals.It has now been confirmed that Netflix has acquired the rights for the film in the UK, Benelux and Germany, with a December 31 release date set, according to Deadline.Based on the novel of the same name by Elena Ferrante, The Lost Daughter follows a woman on holiday who

Manori Ravindran International EditorNetflix has picked up Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut “The Lost Daughter” for additional territories, snapping up U.K., Benelux and German rights to the Venice-premiering feature.The streaming service struck the deal with Entertainment One, which had previously secured the rights for the markets from Endeavor Content. The platform already had the majority of worldwide rights to the movie.“The Lost Daughter” will debut on Netflix on Dec.