Father lost in time and space

Jordi 2022-04-22 07:01:31

Father Stuck in Time (2020)
8.6
2020 / United Kingdom France / Drama / Florian Zeller / Anthony Hopkins Olivia Colman

The film reversely crosses the perspectives of the old man and the daughter in the scene changes of the old man's apartment, the daughter's apartment and the clinic.

In the old man's world, chaotic time is interspersed with repetitive and bizarre events. From the beginning of stubbornly driving away the carer, then a series of inexplicable and terrifying things happened: the carer who looked exactly like his young daughter, scolded and accused his son-in-law, and the house with almost the same decoration as his own apartment, all of which made him deeply Trapped in intricate memory fragments and unable to get out.

In the end, the old man woke up in the blue room of the clinic and saw the "care worker" and "son-in-law" who walked in wearing white coats. We were locked in the shackles of time together with the old man.

At this moment, the old man was helpless like a lost child, crying and trying to find his mother. He no longer knew who he was, where his home was, whether it was his mother or his daughter who left him... But he felt that his leaves were falling and about to wither.

The precious things in life are drifting away from him uncontrollably. It may be childhood memories, precious feelings, or his weak and lonely old age.

At this time, it was lush outside the window.

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The Father quotes

  • Anthony: Can I ask you a question?

    Laura: Yes.

    Anthony: Are you a nun?

    Laura: No.

    Anthony: Then why are you speaking to me as if I'm retarded?

  • 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.