The Eternal Daughter

At the film’s conclusion, it becomes clear that much of what we have seen was rooted in Julie’s own imagination and unresolved feelings rather than reality. Throughout the story, Julie interacts with her mother, Rosalind, who is never truly present; she is a figment of Julie’s mind, representing her longing, guilt, and inability to let go of her past. The hotel and its eerie, ghostly occurrences seem to serve as metaphors for Julie’s mental state—haunted by memories, grief, and guilt about her relationship with Rosalind. The revelation that there is no real Rosalind, and that Julie has been talking to herself all along, is confirmed when the hotel staff, including the unhelpful receptionist and the seemingly kind groundskeeper Bill, turn out to be either figments or manifestations of Julie’s psyche. The film’s final scenes show Julie breaking down and finally beginning to create her own version of her story—her film—free from the burden of her mother’s ghostly presence. As she leaves the estate, with a sense of closure or acceptance, the film suggests that she has started to let go of her past and the imaginary ghosts that haunted her. In essence, “The Eternal Daughter” explores themes of memory, grief, and the struggle to find peace within oneself after loss, leaving its audience with lingering questions about what was real and what was a product of Julie’s mind.**

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