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Film Review: “The Father”

By Nils A. Shapiro celebrity audience without equivocation that The Father is one of, if not the,
You may recall that, at the most recent Academy Awards gathered live at the most magnificent performances in this legendary actor’s long
ceremony several months ago, the show’s producers broke event. and distinguished career.
long-standing tradition by switching the sequence of the Having viewed To be sure, Hopkins was blessed with a role that offered
last two categories. Instead of saving the announcement of The Father moments a potential for a tour de force: There is barely a frame
the year’s Best Picture for the final Oscar, they moved it to ago streaming on throughout the entire film in which he does not appear
next to last, and instead saved the Best Actor award for the Amazon Prime— and dominate, revealing a range of emotions that spans
very end. and still struggling every human physicality: rage, frustration, coyness, fear,
The reason: Everyone was certain that the Oscar would to overcome its helplessness, suspicion, hate, defensiveness--and above all,
go to the late Chadwick Boseman for his role in Ma Rainey’s emotional impact—I confusion.
Black Bottom, and the Academy felt that this honor to the can only assume that Indeed, this is so much Hopkins’s film that the leading
recently deceased actor would be an emotionally fitting way anyone surprised female role—magnificently portrayed by a former Oscar
to end the evening. by the naming of winner herself, Olivia Colman—was relegated to the category
Instead, the name read from the envelope was Anthony Anthony Hopkins of Best Actress in a Supporting Role, there being no Best
Hopkins, for his performance in The Father. Sir Anthony was to receive that Best Actress entry to the Academy for this film.
not present at the theater, but acknowledged his acceptance Actor award clearly This is the story of an 80-year-old man named Anthony,
in a brief, graceful speech via remote video, and the millions had not seen this in the grip of dementia—and we in the audience, through
watching the call on TV could sense the air empty from the film! I can state the brilliant directorial debut of Florian Zeller, are forced
to experience much of what happens in the film through that
man’s eyes and failing mind!
At the opening of the film, we see Anthony’s daughter
Anne (Olivia Colman), who—as his main caregiver has
suffered his unappreciative, withering, constant criticism—
explaining to him that she will no longer be able to help care
for him in his apartment in England because she has fallen
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The Father was co-written by director Florian Zeller and
Christopher Hampton, based on Florian Zeller’s stage play.
or call for more information: Toll-free number (561) 766-0878 It was nominated for 83 awards by 28 international film
festivals, in the categories of Best Actor (Anthony Hopkins),
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Screenplay (Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton), Best
Editing (Yorgas Lamprinos), Golden Eyes Award (Olivia
Colman), Best European Film, Audience Choice Award, and
Best New Filmmaker (Florian Zeller). The Father won 21 of
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