If there's one movie that holds a special place in my pandemic memory, it's "The Father." Florian Zeller's film about the fractured and frightening day-to-day experiences of a man living with dementia was the first film I saw in theaters after getting my Covid-19 vaccine, and since I got mine quite early, theaters were still completely empty. That meant no one was around to notice me gasp and scowl and cry my way through the Anthony Hopkins-led film, which is an emotional thriller as much as it is a family drama.
No one was in my theater, but people still showed up for "The Father," particularly at the Academy Awards, where Hopkins took home a trophy for Best Actor. The film also earned a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar, and soon after "The Father" earned its Oscar nominations, Zeller announced his intention to bring another of his plays to the big screen.
No one was in my theater, but people still showed up for "The Father," particularly at the Academy Awards, where Hopkins took home a trophy for Best Actor. The film also earned a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar, and soon after "The Father" earned its Oscar nominations, Zeller announced his intention to bring another of his plays to the big screen.
- 8/30/2022
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
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