How 'The Father' Director Crafted an "Immersive Experience" to Explore Dementia
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hollywoodreporter.comDon't attempt to solve the puzzle of The Father. Actually, do — this is exactly how writer-director Florian Zeller styled his debut film.
Just don't expect to find a solution. Confusion is key. Chronicling the painful descent into dementia of an elderly Englishman, Anthony (Anthony Hopkins), and its devastating emotional impact on his daughter, Anne (Olivia Colman), the drama doesn't simply put viewers behind the lens as outsiders watching a story unfold from afar.
In a clever storytelling twist, Zeller's film — based on his acclaimed stage play and co-adapted by Oscar-winning scriptwriting icon Christopher Hampton (Dangerous Liaisons) — makes them part of what the director describes as his "immersive experience," akin to collaborators in.
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