The Father

Screenwriter Christopher Hampton and screenwriter-director Florian Zeller's screen adaptation of Zeller's award winning play, The Father, is a psychological thriller about dementia as experienced through the vulnerable eyes of 80 years old Anthony (Sir Anthony Hopkins) as well as through his healthy family members' and caretakers' perception. However, what makes this film unique is how the viewing audience is gradually drawn into the same fragmented reality and discernible confusion experienced by Anthony.

The Father is structured around one of the most powerful renditions of Sir Anthony Hopkins, and the strong supporting ensemble of Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss, Imogen Poots, Rufus Sewell, and Olivia Williams. Further defining the austere composition is the compelling cinematography by Ben Smithard, perfectly aligned with the moving musical score, and editing by Yorgos Lamprinos. (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();