Want to watch a good Netflix movie? So don’t miss this little gem with Elizabeth Olsen!

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Writer-director Azazel Jacobs (The French Speech, The Lovers) tells the poignant and often funny story of an elderly patriarch and his three grown daughters who come to see him in his final days.

Kate (Carrie Coon) is a growing Brooklyn mom who has to deal with a difficult teenager; Freedom-loving Christina (Elizabeth Olsen) is a different mother, separated from her offspring for the first time; Sister Rachel (Natasha Lyon) is a marijuana smoker and sports bettor who never leaves her father’s apartment, much to the dismay of her stepmother, who share a different mother and worldview.

Continuing a fine-grained exploration of family dynamics in tight spaces, Azazel Jacobs follows the sisters through three explosive days as death looms, grievances erupt, and love bursts through the cracks of a broken home.

Her Three Daughters, a film written and directed by Azazel Jacobs with Elizabeth Olsen, Carrie Coon and Natasha Lyonne.

Love as an inheritance

In Three Daughters, director Azazel Jacobs delivers an intimate behind-closed-doors drama centered on three sisters gathered around their dying father’s bedside. This simple configuration emphasizes the essentials: human relationships and what is left unsaid. This family-friendly closed session allows the three main actors to shine and portray characters that aren’t necessarily appealing at first, but are nuanced.

The film relies primarily on the outstanding performances of Natasha Lyonne, Carrie Coon, and Elizabeth Olsen, each of whom brings remarkable depth and sophistication to their roles. Their performance perfectly conveys the tension, the frustration, but also the hidden love that binds these three women, despite their differences and their opposing characters.

It’s funny how close their dynamic is to a tennis match. Each exchange is marked by great emotional intensity. Bitter and created on the mark. But on the contrary, Jacobs, who is also the screenwriter, was able to transcribe these moments of grace, where every look, every silence tells a story far greater than words.

The film is also notable for its minimalistic visual and narrative approach, while maintaining emotional intensity. It unfolds classically at first, but the last quarter, both disturbing and unexpected, leaves the audience reeling. This reinforces the idea that this film, although it looks modest, touches the universal and leaves a deep mark.

Her three daughters stand out in the Netflix catalog, which is often dominated by more mainstream productions. This art-house film proves that it’s possible to offer more demanding work without compromising on quality, and it’s this type of work that we want to see more of on the platform.