A Tale of Two Tilda Swintons: The Story Behind ‘The Eternal Daughter’

BEHIND THE MOVIE

Writer-director Joanna Hogg talks ghost stories, memoir films, and a particular stroke of genius: Why have Tilda Swinton play one role in a film, when she could play two?

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Joanna Hogg’s last two features, 2019’s The Souvenir and 2021’s The Souvenir Part II, were self-reflexive works about a young writer/director searching for inspiration, and a voice, by plumbing her personal and professional experiences.

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