ETERNAL DAUGHTER, THE (12A)

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Director: Joanna Hogg
Starring: Tilda Swinton
UK, 2023, 1 hour 36 minutes, English

From director Joanna Hogg (The Souvenir), The Eternal Daughter stars Tilda Swinton in the dual role of an artist and her elderly mother. Shot in Wales, the pair return to a former family home, now a hotel haunted by its mysterious past. Hogg’s beguiling film, executive produced by Martin Scorsese, is dressed as a gothic thriller, with swirling mist, looming shadows and ghostly presences galore. Together mother and daughter, a virtuoso performance by Swinton, confront long-buried secrets that shine a light on the nature of motherhood, on memory and loss.