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Unnatural mothers

What exactly is an “unnatural” mother?

“I’m an unnatural mother,” Leda (Oliva Colman) says matter-of-factly in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s recent film adaptation of “The Lost Daughter,” a novel by Ellen Ferrante with the same title.

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“The Lost Daughter,” released on Netflix explores the scarcely trodded territory of women who may find motherhood to be a…