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The Father
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFlorian Zeller
Screenplay by
Based onLe Père
by Florian Zeller
Produced by
  • David Parfitt
  • Jean-Louis Livi
  • Philippe Carcassonne
  • Christophe Spadone
  • Simon Friend
Starring
CinematographyBen Smithard
Edited byYorgos Lamprinos
Music byLudovico Einaudi
Production
companies
  • F comme Film
  • Trademark Films
  • Cine@
  • AG Studios
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 27 January 2020 (2020-01-27) (Sundance)
  • 7 April 2021 (2021-04-07) (France)
  • 11 June 2021 (2021-06-11) (United Kingdom)
Running time
97 minutes[1]
Countries
  • France
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget< $20 million[2]
Box office$988,874[3]

The Father is a 2020 drama film co-written and directed by Florian Zeller, based on his 2012 play Le Père. A French-British co-production, the film stars Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss, Imogen Poots, Rufus Sewell, and Olivia Williams, and follows an aging man who must deal with his progressing memory loss.

The Father had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 27 January 2020, and will be released on the United Kingdom on 11 June 2021 by Lionsgate. The film was acclaimed by critics, who lauded the performances of Hopkins and Colman, as well as its portrayal of dementia. At the 78th Golden Globe Awards, the film received four nominations, including Best Motion Picture – Drama, and at the 74th British Academy Film Awards received six nominations, including Best Film.

Premise

A man struggles with aging as he moves into his daughter's flat.

Cast

Production

It was announced in May 2019 that Florian Zeller was to direct and co-write a screenplay with Christopher Hampton based on his play. Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman were cast in the film. Olivia Williams, Rufus Sewell, Imogen Poots and Mark Gatiss joined later that month, with filming beginning on 13 May.[4] Filming locations included West London Film Studios, and Hayes, Hillingdon.[5][6]

Release

The Father had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 27 January 2020.[7] Prior to this, Sony Pictures Classics and Lionsgate acquired U.S. and U.K. distribution rights to the film, respectively.[8][9] It also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on 14 September 2020[10] and at the AFI Fest in October 2020.[11]

The film is scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom on 11 June 2021,[12] delayed from earlier release dates of 8 January and 12 March in response to lockdowns as result of a third-wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] In the United States, the film will begin a limited release in New York City and Los Angeles on 26 February, before expanding on 12 March and then being available on premium video on demand starting 26 March,[14] after originally being scheduled to be released on 18 December 2020.[15]

Reception

Critical response

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 99% of 147 critic reviews were positive, with an average rating of 8.6/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Led by stellar performances and artfully helmed by writer-director Florian Zeller, The Father presents a devastatingly empathetic portrayal of dementia."[16] According to Metacritic, which assigned it a weighted average score of 87 out of 100 based on 39 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[17] According to PostTrak, 84% of audience members gave the film a positive score, with 54% saying they would definitely recommend it. [18]

Writing for Variety, Owen Gleiberman said "The Father does something that few movies about mental deterioration in old age have brought off in quite this way, or this fully. It places us in the mind of someone losing his mind — and it does so by revealing that mind to be a place of seemingly rational and coherent experience."[19] For The Guardian, Benjamin Lee wrote of Hopkins' performance: "It's astounding, heartbreaking work, watching him try to rationally explain to himself and those around him what he's experiencing. In some of the film's most quietly upsetting moments, his world has shifted yet again but he remains silent, knowing that any attempt to question what he's woken up to will only fall on deaf ears. Hopkins runs the full gamut from fury to outrage to upset and never once does it feel like a constructed character bit, despite our association with him as an actor with a storied career."[20]

Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "The best film about the wages of aging since Amour eight years ago, The Father takes a bracingly insightful, subtle and nuanced look at encroaching dementia and the toll it takes on those in close proximity to the afflicted. Fronted by a stupendous performance from Anthony Hopkins as a proud Englishman in denial of his condition, this penetrating work marks an outstanding directorial debut by the play's French author Florian Zeller."[21]

Writing for Indiewire, David Ehrlich said: "Zeller adapts his award-winning play of the same name with steely vision and remarkable confidence, as the writer-director makes use of the camera like he’s been standing behind one for his entire life. (...) In Zeller’s hands, what appears to be a conventional-seeming portrait of an unmoored old man as he rages against his daughter and caretaker slowly reveals itself to be the brilliant study of a mind at sea, and of the indescribable pain of watching someone drown."[22]

Writing for The New York Times, Jeannette Catsoulis said The Father is "stupendously effective and profoundly upsetting" and described it as a "majestic depiction of things falling away".[23]

Selections

Accolades

Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
British Independent Film Awards Best Independent British Film Nominated [29]
Best Director Florian Zeller Nominated
Best Actor Anthony Hopkins Won
Best Screenplay Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton Won
Best Editing Yorgos Lamprinos Won
Best Production Design Peter Francis Nominated
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Best New Filmmaker Florian Zeller Won [30]
Best Actor Anthony Hopkins Won
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Best Actor Nominated [31]
Best Screenplay Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton Nominated
San Sebastián International Film Festival Audience Award Won [32]
Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival Audience Choice Award Won [33]
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Best Director Florian Zeller Nominated [34]
Best First Film Nominated
Best Actor Anthony Hopkins Won
Best Adapted Screenplay Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton Nominated
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Best Editing Yorgos Lamprinos Won [35]
Telluride Film Festival Silver Medallion Award Anthony Hopkins Won [citation needed]
Toronto International Film Festival Tribute Award Won [36]
Audience Award Nominated [37]
Zurich Film Festival Golden Eyes Award Olivia Colman Won [38]
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Best Director Florian Zeller Nominated [39]
Best Actor Anthony Hopkins Nominated
Best Screenplay Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton Won
Houston Film Critics Society Awards Best Picture Nominated [40]
Best Actor Anthony Hopkins Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Olivia Colman Nominated
London Critics Circle Film Awards Best British Film Nominated [41]
Best Actor Anthony Hopkins Nominated
Best British Actor Anthony Hopkins Nominated
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards Best Film Nominated [42]
Best Actor Anthony Hopkins Nominated
Best Supportive Actress Olivia Colman Nominated
Best Screenplay Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton Nominated
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards Best Actor Anthony Hopkins Nominated [43]
Best Supporting Actress Olivia Colman Nominated
Best Editing Yorgos Lamprinos Nominated
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards Best Actor Anthony Hopkins Won [44]
Premios CEC (Spain) Best Foreign Film Florian Zeller Pending [45]
Goya Awards (Spain) Best European Film Florian Zeller Won [46]
Satellite Awards Best Film Nominated [47]
Best Director Florian Zeller Nominated
Best Actor Anthony Hopkins Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Olivia Colman Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton Won
Best Editing Yorgos Lamprinos Nominated
Hollywood Critics Association Awards Best Film Nominated [48]
Best Actor Anthony Hopkins Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Olivia Colman Nominated
Best Screenplay Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton Nominated
Best Editing Yorgos Lamprinos Nominated
Golden Globes Best Motion Picture – Drama Nominated [49] [50]
Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Anthony Hopkins Nominated
Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Olivia Colman Nominated
Best Screenplay Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture Anthony Hopkins Pending [51]
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Olivia Colman Pending
Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Actor Anthony Hopkins Nominated [52]
Best Supporting Actress Olivia Colman Nominated
Best Screenplay Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton Nominated
Best Editing Yorgos Lamprinos Nominated
AACTA International Awards
(10th) 		Best International Actor Anthony Hopkins Nominated [53]
Best International Supporting Actress Olivia Colman Won
Best International Screenplay Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton Nominated
Best International Film Florian Zeller Nominated
British Academy Film Awards Best Film Pending [54]
Best British Film Florian Zeller Pending
Best Actor Anthony Hopkins Pending
Best Adapted Screenplay Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton Pending
Best Editing Yorgos Lamprinos Pending
Best Production Design Peter Francis Pending
Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement of First-Time Feature Film Director Florian Zeller Nominated [55]

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