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Tilda Swinton
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Carly-Sophia Davies
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Zinnia Davies-Cooke
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Alfie Sankey-Green
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Joseph Mydell
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August Joshi
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Tilda Swinton |
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Carly-Sophia Davies |
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Zinnia Davies-Cooke |
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Alfie Sankey-Green |
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Joseph Mydell |
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August Joshi |
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Tilda Swinton |
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Carly-Sophia Davies |
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Zinnia Davies-Cooke |
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Alfie Sankey-Green |
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Joseph Mydell |
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August Joshi |
All seems askew almost immediately, however, from a disagreeable receptionist (a pitch-perfect Carly-Sophia Davies) who refuses to grant them a good room despite near-total vacancy, a shabby view, and disturbing noises at night – to say nothing of the traditional but expertly employed ornate décor with mirrors and portraits multiplying the camera’s watchful gaze. In the rhythmic and ritual-like nature of their days – with the repetition of work, dinner, dog walks, and bedtime – the passage of time becomes increasingly blurred, and the film grows ever-more spooky as long-suppressed secrets arise.
Elegantly shot on 35mm film in Panavision, with an evocative score and howling, wintry winds, The Eternal Daughter’s narrative is suffused with the spectre of loss and the remembrance of things past, ingeniously playing with the conventions of the ghost story without abandoning a warm and humanist beating heart. And, of course, this is Hogg’s version of a ghost story, which means the creepy atmosphere is also occasionally disrupted by polite arguments and requisite dry wit.