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The Father
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- 2020
- Florian Zeller
- 97 mins
- 12A
Summary
Psychological drama starring Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman. Anthony, an 80-year-old man with dementia, has increasing difficulty recognising the world around him and the people who care for him, including his daughter Anne. Matters grow more distressing as Anthony begins to suspect the people around him of malevolent intent.
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A star rating of 5 out of 5.
Alan Jones
Astutely adapting his acclaimed play, Florian Zeller makes a breathtaking directorial debut with his wrenchingly perceptive look at advancing dementia and the toll it takes on those close to the afflicted. Anthony Hopkins is the elderly, proud Englishman suffering memory loss and increasing confusion; Olivia Colman is the concerned daughter trying to balance parental love and care with her own life needs. Zeller's masterstroke is in conveying the experience of a disintegrating mind through distorted realities and dramatic shifts in perspective. The subtle visual tricks and thriller-like twists become a literal representation of the devastating illness. Meanwhile, the cast is perfection: Colman, Imogen Poots, Rufus Sewell, Olivia Williams and Mark Gatiss add superb nuance to Hopkins's paranoia. But it's Hopkins who is truly astonishing, giving an Oscar-winning performance as the shattered soul slowly capitulating to the enemy inside his own body.
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Cast
rolenameAnthonyAnthony HopkinsAnneOlivia ColmanThe ManMark GatissLauraImogen PootsPaulRufus SewellThe WomanOlivia WilliamsDr SaraiAyesha Dharker
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rolenameDirectorFlorian Zeller
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Theatrical distributor
Lionsgate UK Ltd/ Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd (film)
Released on
2021-06-11
Languages
English
Guidance
Violence, swearing
Formats
Colour
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