The Father

The Father

  • Director: Florian Zeller
  • Writer: Christopher Hampton,Florian Zeller
  • Countries of origin: United Kingdom, France
  • Language: English
  • Release date: February 26, 2021
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 2.39 : 1
  • Also known as: El padre
  • "The Father" is a feature film directed by Florian Zeller and starring Anthony Hopkins and Collie  . The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in the United States on January 27, 2020,   and was released in China on June 18, 2021   .
    The film is adapted from the stage play of the same name by Florian Zeller. It tells the story of Anthony who suffered from Alzheimer's disease and began to doubt his loved ones, his thoughts, and even reality   .

    Details

    • Release date February 26, 2021
    • Filming locations Blythe House, 23 Blythe Road, West Kensington, London, Greater London, England, UK
    • Production companies Les Films du Cru, Film4, Orange Studio

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $2,122,771

    Gross worldwide

    $24,323,794

    Movie reviews

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    • By General 2022-07-21 15:09:33

      The Father--Suspense And Acting Equal To Substitution

      Non-linear time, supernatural space; this is the perspective and subjective feelings of an Alzheimer's patient. The faces and names of Zhang Guan and Li Dai make people constantly admit that their closest relatives have an unfamiliar face, and they have to fall into a cycle of constantly overthrowing themselves and reshaping new ideas. The pain of leaving a loved one always stays at the moment of the first hearing, like...

    • By Norwood 2022-06-21 10:01:17

      "The Father"--Calming And Warming Time

      The film itself is relatively calm, with basically no plot, just from the first perspective of an Alzheimer's patient to tell the chaotic fragments of his memory and the confusion and pain he feels because of it. The actor's acting is really good.

      At the end of the film, the old man cried on the shoulder of the nurse, feeling...

    • By Cullen 2022-04-23 07:02:20

      time to catch up

      Movies on the subject of family affection are actually very difficult and need to be shot from a factual point of view, and this movie has to be shot from the perspective of a patient with Alzheimer’s disease, so both editing and film understanding are indisputable. It takes a long time to research. Most of the film uses the first-person perspective, the repetition of lines, the change of characters, and the inconsistency when communicating with others, which brings the audience and the...

    • By Kaylah 2022-04-23 07:02:20

      WHAT EXACTLY AM I?

      As a digression, the room in the movie looks good, with gray-blue walls and milky white wood panels. The style of the room once made me think it was a French movie.


      Old age is really sad, the elderly cannot take care of themselves, one is physical, the other is mental, and each has its own torment. When I am old, fragmented stories are arranged messily together, I remember a lot of things, but I don't remember when they...

    • By Lamar 2022-04-23 07:02:20

      unbearable leaves

      My father who was stuck in time reminded me of Huang Bo's variety show "Unforgettable Restaurant" when he was MC, all of which focused on the elderly with Alzheimer's disease.

      Don't forget to face aging and forgetting with an optimistic and positive attitude of the elderly. And the movie reflects the plight of an elderly father whose illness is getting worse, trapped in the fragments of time and memories of the past, trapped in vitality and memory...

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    • By Josefa 2023-09-14 11:20:50

      Like Uncle He's drama version, the director's sense of presence is not strong, which further confirms that a strong sense of space is first and foremost because the script is...

    • By Alessia 2023-08-23 17:50:59

      God film! I thought that the highlight was only Hopkins' performance, but I didn't expect it to be a non-segmented scene to the end. From the perspective of Alzheimer's patients, the ordinary life of the elderly was made into a thriller and suspense film, with characters going back and forth. The identity is unknown, the expressions of laughter and tears are indistinguishable, the true and false love has gone through the cold and warm, and the various scenes are like waking up from a dream. In...

    • By Chance 2023-08-16 21:05:01

      The most awesome thing about this film is that the more chaotic, inexplicable, clueless, ignorant you feel, and you even wonder if the director is tricking it, the more immersive you can experience the pain of Alzheimer's disease. Yes, this is not a myth, these bewildering experiences are the clinical manifestations of this cruel...

    • By Max 2023-05-22 11:27:21

      The immersive amnesia experience is really worrying. People who are in their old age are lonely, helpless and hopeless. The last way is to walk by...

    • By Santino 2023-05-02 16:09:01

      Excellent script and...

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    "The Father" explores the boundaries of family affection and morality. This is an obscure and extremely tragic zone. After their wrestling in time is exposed, they bring a strong sense of pain and a stronger sense of powerlessness. The film is a story told entirely from the perspective of an elderly person. There is "I" but also the loss of "I", as if to use images to reproduce the completely gelatinized substances in the minds of...
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    Movie quotes

    • Anthony: I am worried. It's very worrying. I mean... Losing all my things, everyone's just helping themselves, and... If this goes on much longer, um, I'll be stark naked. And, um, I... I won't be able to tell what time it is.

    • Anthony: I feel as if I'm losing all my leaves.

      The Woman: Your leaves?

      Anthony: Yeah.

      The Woman: What do you mean?

      Anthony: The branches and the wind and the rain. I don't know what's happening anymore. Do you know what's happening?

      [SNIFFLES]

      Anthony: All this business about the flat. I... I have nowhere to put my head down anymore. But I know my watch is on my wrist, that I do know. For the journey. If not, I... Don't know if I'll... be ready to, uh... To... To...

    • The Woman: First... we'll get dressed, shall we?

      Anthony: Yes.

      The Woman: We'll get dressed, and then we'll go for a walk in the park, shall we?

      Anthony: Yes.

      The Woman: Good. The trees and all the leaves. Then we'll come back here, and we'll have something to eat.

      Anthony: Yes.

      The Woman: And then you can have your siesta, all right?

      Anthony: Yes.

      The Woman: And then if you're feeling on good form, we can go for another little walk in the park. ust the two of us.

      Anthony: Yeah.

      The Woman: Because it's such a lovely day.

      Anthony: Yeah.

      The Woman: It's sunny outside. And we have to go while it's sunny. We have to take that chance.

      Anthony: Yeah.

      The Woman: 'Cause it never lasts long when the weather's this good, does it?

      Anthony: No.

      The Woman: So... let's get dressed. Is that all right?

      Anthony: No.

      The Woman: Come on now.

      Anthony: No.

      The Woman: Come on, baby. It's all right. Come on... Shh. Easy now. Easy. You're going to feel all right in a minute, I promise you. Everything will be all right.

      [Music Playing and Leaves Rustling]