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The Father
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The Father is a 2020 drama film directed by Florian Zeller, who co-wrote the screenplay with Christopher Hampton. The cast includes Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss, and Imogen Poots. The film is in English and originates from the United Kingdom and France. It was produced by David Parfitt and Philippe Carcassonne, with music composed by Ludovico Einaudi and editing by Yorgos Lamprinos. Based on the play Le Père, the narrative is set in the City of Westminster during the 2010s and addresses themes of dementia, old age, autonomy, and memory.
The film has a runtime of 97 minutes and was released on December 23, 2020. It was distributed in video on demand format. Production companies involved include Les Films du Cru, Film4 Productions, F Comme Film, Trademark Films, and Ciné-@. The film’s budget was 6,000,000, and it generated revenue of 21,029,340.
Critical reception included an IMDb rating of 8.2 based on 246,041 votes, while other review scores listed are 8.7, 88/100, 98%, and 8.2/10. The film was a participant in the 34th European Film Awards, where it received nominations for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Screenwriter.
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8.1A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages and, 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.
Cast
- Anthony Hopkins as Anthony
- Olivia Colman as Anne
- Mark Gatiss as The Man
- Olivia Williams as The Woman
- Imogen Poots as Laura
- Rufus Sewell as Paul
Themes
- london, england
- loss of sense of reality
- flat
- dementia
- mistaken identity
- alzheimer's disease
- based on play or musical
- old man
- memory loss
- elderly man
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Florian Zeller
- Screenplay by
- Florian Zeller Christopher Hampton
- Based on
- Le Père , by Florian Zeller
- Produced by
- David Parfitt Jean-Louis Livi Philippe Carcassonne Christophe Spadone Simon Friend
- Starring
- Anthony Hopkins Olivia Colman Mark Gatiss Imogen Poots Rufus Sewell Olivia Williams
- Cinematography
- Ben Smithard
- Edited by
- Yorgos Lamprinos
- Music by
- Ludovico Einaudi
- Production companies
- F comme Film Trademark Films Ciné-@ AG Studios Les Films du Cru Film4 Orange Studio Canal+ Ciné+
- Distributed by
- UGC Distribution (France) Lionsgate (United Kingdom) Sony Pictures Classics (United States) Embankment Films (International)
- Release dates
- 27 January 2020 ( 2020-01-27 ) ( Sundance ) 26 May 2021 ( 2021-05-26 ) (France) 11 June 2021 ( 2021-06-11 ) (United Kingdom)
- Running time
- 97 minutes
- Countries
- France United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $6 million
- Box office
- $36 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 34th European Film Awards
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Le Père
- Main subject
- identity
- Director
- Florian Zeller
- Screenwriter
- Florian Zeller
- Cast member
- Olivia Williams
- Composer
- Ludovico Einaudi
- Producer
- Philippe Carcassonne
- Narrative location
- City of Westminster
- Duration
- 97
- FilmAffinity ID
- 701512
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- title
- The Father
- capital cost
- 20000000
- film editor
- Yorgos Lamprinos
- set in period
- 2010s
- review score
- 98%
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- box office
- 2868385
- Commons category
- The Father (film, 2020)
- publication date
- 2021-08-26
- language of work or name
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
The Father is a 2020 psychological drama film, directed by Florian Zeller in his directorial debut. He co-wrote the screenplay with fellow playwright Christopher Hampton on the basis of Zeller's 2012 play Le Père. A French–British co-production, the film stars Anthony Hopkins as an octogenarian man living with dementia. Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss, Imogen Poots, Rufus Sewell, and Olivia Williams also star.
The Father premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on 27 January 2020. After its wide release was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, it was released in France on 26 May 2021 and in the UK on 11 June 2021. The film grossed $36 million worldwide on a $6 million budget and was acclaimed by critics, who lauded the performances of Hopkins and Colman, as well as the production values and the portrayal of dementia. At the 93rd Academy Awards, The Father received six nominations, including Best Picture; Hopkins won Best Actor and Zeller and Hampton won Best Adapted Screenplay. Since then, it has been cited as one of the best films of the 2020s and the 21st century.
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