Why Maggie Gyllenhaal needed Olivia Colman to be sane to play Leda in The Lost Daughter, BAFTA

Contains strong language Maggie Gyllenhaal on adapting Elena Ferrante s acclaimed novel The Lost Daughter and working with cast members Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson and Jessie Buckley. Gyllenhaal is joined by producer Talia Kleinhendler, editor Affonso Gonçalves and composer Dickon Hinchliffe. Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:32 Maggie Gyllenhaal on contacting Elena Ferrante 01:39 What attracted her to The Lost Daughter 03:00 CLIP: The doll 03:46 Why Leda couldn t be mad 05:07 Finding the right actresses 07:02 Making the audience relate 08:23 CLIP: Staggering girl 09:14 Constructing the flow of the film 10:18 How the music became a character 11:23 Directing the crew as actors 12:50 CLIP: I don t remember 13:46 Becoming a director 14:44 Learning to be a director from the best and the worst 15:37 Onto the next challenge subscribe to Guru stay up to date Twitter: