A man refuses all assistance from his
daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances,
he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his
reality.
Director: Florian Zeller
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark
Gatiss, Imogen Poots, Rufus Sewell, Olivia Williams
Release Date:
Genre: Drama
Rated PG-13 for some strong language, and
thematic material
Runtime: 1 h 37 min
Review:
The Father is a twisty poetic character
study of a man experiencing dementia from his point of view. Florian Zeller, adapting his own stage play,
builds his film with a disorienting structure which works wonderfully by
putting the audience in the main character’s mind. Events are replayed or rerun with slight
variations that leave you questioning which version of reality is actually
real. This is the type of film that
benefits from its structure but is carried by its performers. Zeller provides Anthony Hopkins a stage and
he runs with it by delivering one of the best performances of his storied
career.
A
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