The Father (Florian Zeller, February 26th, 2021)

A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.

Didn't see a thread for this film (forgive me if I missed it!).

 

It's excellent.

 

I saw it yesterday and it has not left me. My grandfather suffered from dementia and this movie just offered such a unique and heartbreaking look into dealing with something like that on all sides.

 

Just watched this tonight and it truly is spectacular.

 

yeah it’s safe to say there wouldn’t be anything wrong with hopkins getting a statue here. actually glad i saw this at home since it gave me a moment to breathe midway in. can’t wait for more people to catch it

 

Yeah this was devastating but very good

 

fucking incredible. jesus christ. tony's best.

 

won adapted screenplay

 

Wait this was really good. Was the last BP nom I needed to watch and assumed it would be lame Oscar shit

 

best actor, cue the credits

 

Not what I was expecting at all, damn this fucked me up. Hopkins earned it last night

 

Man, that last scene done in the single take just absolutely ruined me.

I've seen some complaints that it can't escape the "constraints" of being based on a stage play, but I think that the production design, cinematography, and editing do more than enough to make that a moot and irrelevant point.

 

i watched four movies bc the awards that were stage to screen adaptations last weekend and this one definitely broke the form the most

 

For sure. Of all the stage-to-screen movies released in 2020, this was definitely the one that felt like it was meant to be a movie and not just an acting showcase.

 

Not the best but maybe my favorite of the best picture nominees.

 

I'm on the late train, but this was very good. Heartbreaking stuff. Hopkins was so good.

 

The Son is completed

 

Well that looks like a cry-er. Hans Zimmer scoring it is pretty cool


TIL: Zeller wants Isabelle Huppert for The Mother (and I guess she played her off-Broadway)

 

Sounds super triggering for anyone with mental health issues

 

Damn. "The Father" was so good and such a unique portrayal of mental illness/sundowning. Sucks that this isn't.