Where was Lost Daughter filmed?

In one of the starting scenes in the movie, Leda Caruso (Olivia Colman) meets the caretaker Lyle (portrayed by Ed Harris) as she gets down from her car. The caretaker introduces himself as Lyle and welcomes her, asking, "Was the drive alright? Must've been backed up on the National Road after Corinth." Hearing this, Leda asks him, "Have you been waiting a long time?" She feels terrible that Lyle was kept waiting because she got delayed due to a late start.

He escorts her with the initial bags to the apartment door, hands over the keys, and says, "Make yourself at home. I'll be back with the other ones." He shows her around the apartment, turns on the air conditioning in the bedroom, lets her know about her breakfast at the bar, and tells her the lighthouse and foghorn are not regular occurrences.

The Lost Daughter production team thought it best to rent a local home and make it look like the room in the hotel where Leda stays during her holiday. This home is located on the Anejiru Coastal Road and is a privately-owned residence, not listed on any holiday home sites. Tourists can click pictures of the place from the road below but not visit the apartment. From the main town center of Spetses, getting to Anagirou is a 12 mins walk.

In this scene, Leda Caruso (portrayed by Olivia Colman) goes swimming in the sea, relaxes and floats around, and then finally heads back to the beach to lounge on a beach chair. She is writing something in her journal when she is approached by Will (portrayed by Paul Mescal), who interrupts her writing and asks her, "Excuse me, do you need some help?"

Leda looks around, wondering if the young man is speaking to her, and is a bit dazed and confused. Will looks at her and says, "It's just that you're in the sun. I could move your chair if you'd like." Leda, still slightly confused, looks at her chair and says, "Oh yea, I am in the sun." So Will again asks, "Can I move your chair under the umbrella?" To which finally, Leda replies, "Yeah."

This Lost Daughter film scene was shot at the beautiful Paralia Zogeria, which means Zogeria Beach (paralia is a beach in Greek). This stunning beach is located in the north-western part of the Greek island of Spetses. The beach is part of a natural cove surrounded by pine trees, with a small restaurant serving more than ice pops and espressos. To get here from the main town of Spetses, you will have to drive via the Evaggelistrias straight to Paralia Zogeria. The road is extremely winding and curvy, so it is best to hire an all-terrain vehicle. You can also get there via the sea taxi, which will drop you off straight at the beach.

In this scene, young Leda (portrayed by Jessie Buckley) is playing with her daughter, young Bianca (portrayed by Robyn Elwell), while young Martha (portrayed by Ellie Blake) is inside. Leda gives Bianca a gift and says, "Open your eyes. This is Mama's doll when she was a little girl. Her name is Mina." Bianca asks Leda, "Mummy? Can I have a cuddle?" Leda responds, chuckling, "Of course, you can have a cuddle."

This scene is significant in the development of the movie plot since this is the first-time young Leda is shown raising her daughter alone (without help or assistance). She is shown to reminisce a lot about her daughters throughout the film and is particularly distressed whenever she remembers the time with the doll.

While the scene with young Leda should be in Boston, this filming location of Lost Daughter is one of the rooms at the Anargyreos & Korgialeneios School of Spetses. Located at the island's northern end, you can drive or walk to the school since the route is quite pretty and green. You can drive or walk via the Evaggelistrias and turn left (there is only one signboard).

In this scene, Will and Leda run into each other (quite randomly) while Leda is roaming around the town. They make small talk about the storm that wet plenty of Will's books and overturned umbrellas and how everyone ran into the café and the little girl, Elena, wouldn't stop crying because she lost her doll. While chatting, Leda invites Will to dinner at a nearby restaurant. This impromptu invite is relatively new for Leda.

At the restaurant, Will and Leda are laughing riotously, and Will even has tears in his eyes as he says, "That was so funny! Vassili is Callie's husband." Leda looks shocked and says, "Oh, I thought he was married to the older, heavyset woman." Will says, "Oh come on, she's fat." Leda gasps, and Will instantly responds, "No, but that's Callie's aunt, I think." As they talk, Leda keeps getting information out of Will about Nina's (Dakota Johnson's) family and relations.

This is one of the few light and funny scenes in Lost Daughter. The restaurant where Leda and Will have dinner is the Bouboulina in the Dapia port of Spetses. If you're living in the central part of Spetses, it's a short walk to the restaurant via Thermisioti. However, you can also rent a bicycle and stretch your legs a little.

While Leda is out in the town, she starts walking while eating a burger. As she walks along, she hears lively music from an establishment. Leda walks in and starts smiling as she sees people dancing and laughing. She continues looking around and sees Lyle also dancing at one side. She stands at the side and watches everyone have fun.

Suddenly Lyle sees her standing at the side and reaches out to her, saying, "Here, you can leave your bag here." He takes her out on the dance floor, spins her around, and dances with her. As the music changes, Leda squeals, "Oh, I love this song!" It's Livin on a Prayer by Bon Jovi, and Leda starts singing along to the lyrics as she and Lyle keep dancing. Leda gets lost in her own world as she tries to match the song's lyrics and thinks it's karaoke night while swaying from side to side.

This Lost Daughter filming location is the uber chic and famous Bikini Bar in the east of the island. It is open to tourists and locals and is renowned for its cocktails and music. It's pretty easy getting here. If you're in Spetses, simply turn onto Epar.Od. Spetson-Anargiron, and then towards Chatzianargirou. You will reach it within 5 minutes.

At the start of this scene, Leda is shown to be sitting in an open theater with tables, chairs, glasses, and a drink in front of her. There is a film going on, and Leda is engrossed in the movie when there is a commotion from behind. The doors to the theater are slammed open, and a group of drunk, rowdy teenagers storm in while creating a ruckus. Leda looks hugely annoyed with the interruption to the movie, and the teenagers continue making noise while pulling out their chairs, drunkenly laughing, and talking loudly with each other.

As the movie continues, the group starts passing rude comments and snide remarks about the film. Their constant interruptions cause a hassle to everyone in the theater. Leda gets upset and sternly says, "Hey! If you can't control yourselves, I'm going to have to call the usher." The teenagers make fun of her, start abusing her, and she gets up and walks off.

Out of all the Lost Daughter locations, this scene is the only one shot in a theater. The theater is Cine Titania in the heart of Spetses. It was built in 1960 and is an extremely popular landmark made in period style. Visitors can book tickets in advance to see movies on a digital projector. To get to Cine Titania, take a turn onto Mpotasi from Evaggelistrias and take the first turn. The theater is a few minutes' walk from this turn.