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Florian Zeller was born in Paris in 1979, the middle child of three. He was raised by his grandmother and mother, as his father worked and lived in Germany. [ 3 ] A coma caused by a serious asthma attack at the age of 15 changed the course of his life, as he said later: "I think it’s at that moment that worry and writing entered my life".
The Father is a 2020 psychological drama film, directed by Florian Zeller in his directorial debut. He co-wrote the screenplay with fellow playwright Christopher Hampton on the basis of Zeller's 2012 play Le Père. A French–British co-production, the film stars Anthony Hopkins as an octogenarian Welsh man living with dementia.
AwardCategoryRecipientResultAACTA International Awards(10th)NominatedAACTA International Awards(10th)WonAACTA International Awards(10th)Florian Zeller and Christopher HamptonNominatedAACTA International Awards(10th)Florian ZellerNominatedApr 16, 2021 · Andrew Bloomenthal interviews Florian Zeller, writer/director of 'The Father' and co-writer Christopher Hampton, about adapting the award-winning play into a film that explores the nightmare of slipping into confusion.
Feb 26, 2021 · The Father: Directed by Florian Zeller. With Olivia Colman, Anthony Hopkins, Mark Gatiss, Olivia Williams. A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages.
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Feb 26, 2021 · Here, Colman and writer-director Florian Zeller discuss making the movie and the questions it left them with. The Father was first produced as a play in 2012. There have been multiple stage ...
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Dec 18, 2020 · Sony Classics’ “ The Father ” is an act of daring; it could have gone wrong in so many ways, but it works like gangbusters. The film marks the movie debut of writer-director Florian Zeller,...
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Feb 25, 2021 · Writer/director Florian Zeller, adapting his prize-winning, 2012 French play of the same name with the help of the legendary Christopher Hampton, has pulled off a dazzling feat here.
