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Must watch: Oscar-nominated movie The Father captures the profound heartache of ageing
1 Apr, 2021 07:20 PM
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Anthony Hopkins in The Father. Photo / Sean Gleason
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By: Wenlei Ma
The Father is not flashy. It doesn t have gunfights, a rousing monologue or an epic historical moment to memorialise. But it is an incredible film.
It s incredible in a low-key way in that it s difficult to pinpoint one particular element that bursts through because this is a movie where everything is working at its peak to create a spectacular whole. It s a symphony of cinematic arts.
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From the production design and the editing to the screenplay by director Florian Zeller and famed scribe Christopher Hampton, plus the powerhouse performances from Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman, there is no weak link in The Father.
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TheWrap awards magazine: The look of Anthony Hopkins’ apartment is a big reason why Florian Zeller’s film about dementia keeps its audience off-balance By Steve Pond | March 3, 2021 @ 12:00 PM
A version of this story about “The Father” first appeared in the Oscar Nominations Preview issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.
Florian Zeller’s “The Father” is an intricate puzzle of a film. Based on the stage play by Zeller, it appears to be a series of conversations between a man, Anthony (Anthony Hopkins), his daughter, Anne (Olivia Colman), and a couple of other people who come in and out of Anthony’s apartment. But events change, the people might be hallucinations, and slowly we realize we’re as confused as Anthony, who is suffering from dementia.
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