The Father
Oscar winners Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman star in this father-daughter drama centred on an elderly man who refuses assistance - a decision that has him questioning his current circumstances, his loved ones, and even his own mind.
- Director:
- Florian Zeller (feature debut)
- Writer:
- Florian ZellerChristopher Hampton
- Cast:
- Anthony HopkinsOlivia ColmanOlivia WilliamsRufus SewellEvie WrayMark GatissImogen PootsAyesha Dharker
Reviews & comments
Screen Daily
pressThe Father incorporates what could have just been a storytelling gimmick and infuses it with such sorrow, grace and even the occasional dark joke that it becomes a profound exploration of how we say goodbye to someone dear to us — even though they have not yet really gone.
The Guardian
pressIt’s a difficult, often quite brutal, viewing experience, as it needs to be given the subject matter, not only because of the fractured storytelling but because of the devastating lead performance from Hopkins.
IndieWire
pressThe Father exists for no discernible reason other than to render an inexplicably cruel element of the human condition in a recognizable way, and to do so in a way that only good art can.
Variety
pressThe Father is a chamber piece, but it has the artistic verve to keep twisting the reality it shows us without becoming a stunt.
Vanity Fair
pressThe Father is an act of understanding, radical in its toughness and its generous artistry.
Hollywood Reporter
pressThe 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.
Screen Daily
pressThe Father incorporates what could have just been a storytelling gimmick and infuses it with such sorrow, grace and even the occasional dark joke that it becomes a profound exploration of how we say goodbye to someone dear to us — even though they have not yet really gone.
The Guardian
pressIt’s a difficult, often quite brutal, viewing experience, as it needs to be given the subject matter, not only because of the fractured storytelling but because of the devastating lead performance from Hopkins.
IndieWire
pressThe Father exists for no discernible reason other than to render an inexplicably cruel element of the human condition in a recognizable way, and to do so in a way that only good art can.
Variety
pressThe Father is a chamber piece, but it has the artistic verve to keep twisting the reality it shows us without becoming a stunt.
Vanity Fair
pressThe Father is an act of understanding, radical in its toughness and its generous artistry.
Hollywood Reporter
pressThe 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.
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