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- The two men renamed their protagonist Anthony, and cited Anthony Hopkins’ actual birthdate in the screenplay. The play resonated with audiences in a way that Zeller never anticipated, as the film has. “Everyone is related to this issue,” he said.
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Jun 3, 2021 · When Florian Zeller sat down to adapt his enormously successful 2012 play The Father for the screen, one of the first things he did was rechristen the lead protagonist. “In the play it was...
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Jun 6, 2021 · Speaking at a Q&A to promote the film, Florian Zeller explained that he had even named the main character Anthony because he was so determined for the veteran actor to take on the role.
Apr 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. Olivia Colman as Anne, Anthony Hopkins as Anthony in THE FATHER. Photo by Sean Gleason.
Mar 4, 2021 · Florian Zeller on The Father: ‘Anthony Hopkins took me in his arms. We knew the miracle had happened’. The French director and dramatist reveals how he pushed Hopkins into giving one of the most wrenching performances of his career in an unflinching dementia drama also starring Olivia Colman. Ryan Gilbey The Guardian (UK) Thu 4 Mar 2021.
Jun 11, 2021 · Florian Zeller’s film distorts and disorients in line with its dementia-hit protagonist’s perceptions. Expand. Anthony Hopkins in The Father. Tara Brady. Fri Jun 11 2021 - 05:00.
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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.
Feb 26, 2021 · The fact that the main character's name is Anthony is not a coincidence: Zeller wrote the role with Anthony Hopkins in mind; Hopkins went on to win the Best Actor Oscar.
