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The Father

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.

Director

Florian Zeller

Year

Genre

Box Office

$2,122,771

Production

Les Films du Cru,Film4 Productions,F Comme Film,Trademark Films,Ciné-@,Embankment Films

Awards

Won 2 Oscars. 32 wins & 146 nominations total

Homepage

https://www.sonyclassics.com/film/thefather

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Anne

Anthony

Anthony Hopkins

The Man

The Woman

Olivia Williams

Laura

Paul

Dr Sarai

Boy

Passerby

Hospital Visitor

Teen

Romulus Stoicescu

Lucy

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Anthony The Woman Laura

That's the third one you've - The Father

That's the third one you've

[GRUNTS SOFTLY] - The Father

[GRUNTS SOFTLY]

I'm not going to live with a
thief, do you understand? - The Father

I'm not going to live with a thief, do you understand?

Under the bath by the pipes
where you hide your valuables. - The Father

Under the bath by the pipes where you hide your valuables.

-How do you know that?
-And tell me the truth. -I just know. - The Father

-How do you know that? -And tell me the truth. -I just know.

-No.
-Then how do you know - The Father

-No. -Then how do you know

I found it by accident. [GROANS] - The Father

I found it by accident. [GROANS]

[TV TURNS ON, SPORTS
ANNOUNCER SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY] - The Father

[TV TURNS ON, SPORTS ANNOUNCER SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

So you realize Angela
had nothing to do with it? - The Father

So you realize Angela had nothing to do with it?

Otherwise I'd be sitting
here, talking to you - The Father

Otherwise I'd be sitting here, talking to you

[CHUCKLES] - The Father

[SCOFFS] - The Father

Everything is fine, Anne. Yeah. - The Father

Everything is fine, Anne. Yeah.

World is turning - The Father

World is turning

[LAUGHS] - The Father

[CHUCKLES] - The Father

Ah! Is that why you're so keen
on this nurse living with me? - The Father

Ah! Is that why you're so keen on this nurse living wit...

Really?[CHUCKLES] - The Father

Really?[CHUCKLES]

So, if I understand correctly, - The Father

So, if I understand correctly,

Obviously, this is very important to me, - The Father

Obviously, this is very important to me,

[SIGHS] - The Father

At the weekends. [SIGHS] - The Father

At the weekends. [SIGHS]

If you refuse to have a
carer, I'm going to have to... - The Father

If you refuse to have a carer, I'm going to have to...

[OPERA MUSIC PLAYS ON RADIO] - The Father

[OPERA MUSIC PLAYS ON RADIO]

[TURNS OFF] - The Father

Aren't you, uh - The Father

Are you sure?[CHUCKLES] - The Father

Are you sure?[CHUCKLES]

-Wasn't she...?
-Hello, darling. Yes, it's me. - The Father

-Wasn't she...? -Hello, darling. Yes, it's me.

Uh, fine. Don't be too long. - The Father

Uh, fine. Don't be too long.

She'll be, uh - The Father

Oh, she met a Frenchman. [CHUCKLES] - The Father

Oh, she met a Frenchman. [CHUCKLES]

Heh-heh! She told me she was
moving to go and live with him. - The Father

Heh-heh! She told me she was moving to go and live with him.

And, uh, I even remember
telling her it was a stupid idea - The Father

And, uh, I even remember telling her it was a stupid idea

-[LAUGHS]
-[CHUCKLES] - The Father

-[LAUGHS] -[CHUCKLES]

She, uh... She hasn't mentioned it to me, - The Father

She, uh... She hasn't mentioned it to me,

[LAUGHS] - The Father

Ah, they all end up
leaving sooner or later. - The Father

Ah, they all end up leaving sooner or later.

Yeah. It's because of,
uh, that girl, that nurse. - The Father

Yeah. It's because of, uh, that girl, that nurse.

You know about this.
As if I'm unable to manage on my own. - The Father

You know about this. As if I'm unable to manage on my o...

She told me, your wife told me - The Father

She told me, your wife told me

Even if she does have to
go abroad to Paris, your wife. - The Father

Even if she does have to go abroad to Paris, your wife.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY] - The Father

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

I mean, look at me.
Just take a look at me. - The Father

I mean, look at me. Just take a look at me.

[LAUGHS] - The Father

Ah - The Father

Uh, she's always been that
way, ever since she was little. - The Father

Uh, she's always been that way, ever since she was litt...

You know, she's not very, um... - The Father

You know, she's not very, um...

Not very intelligent.
She gets that from her mother. - The Father

Not very intelligent. She gets that from her mother.

Oh, the best she can,
the best she can, yeah. - The Father

Oh, the best she can, the best she can, yeah.

I don't know what she's
cooking up against me, - The Father

I don't know what she's cooking up against me,

[GROANS, THEN CHUCKLING] - The Father

[GROANS, THEN CHUCKLING]

But let me be absolutely clear. - The Father

But let me be absolutely clear.

-This isn't your flat, Anthony.
-Sorry? - The Father

-This isn't your flat, Anthony. -Sorry?

That's why you're staying
in our place while you wait. - The Father

That's why you're staying in our place while you w...

So you're telling me this is your place? - The Father

So you're telling me this is your place?

[DOOR CLOSES] - The Father

I just went down to do some shopping.
I'm back now. - The Father

I just went down to do some shopping. I'm back now.

[CHUCKLES] - The Father

[SIGHS] - The Father

You look - The Father

[GROANS SOFTLY] - The Father

[GROANS SOFTLY]

I was alone in the flat, and
suddenly I heard... a noise. - The Father

I was alone in the flat, and suddenly I heard... a noise.

Then I came in here and
there was your husband. - The Father

Then I came in here and there was your husband.

-Are you doing this on purpose?
-Him who just left with the chicken. - The Father

-Are you doing this on purpose? -Him who just left with the ...

Did you not hand over a
chicken to someone a minute ago? - The Father

Did you not hand over a chicken to someone a minute ago?

I think you're mistaken, Dad.
There's no one here. - The Father

I think you're mistaken, Dad. There's no one here.

Your husband![CHUCKLES] - The Father

Your husband![CHUCKLES]

[DOOR CLOSES] - The Father

Believe me, Anne, there is
something funny going on. - The Father

Believe me, Anne, there is something funny going on.

Everything will sort itself out. Hmm? - The Father

Everything will sort itself out. Hmm?

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY] - The Father

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

It's been going on for some time. - The Father

It's been going on for some time.

[CHUCKLES] - The Father

[SIPS WATER] - The Father

[DOOR OPENS] - The Father

[LAUGHS] - The Father

Yeah, so I was telling you, - The Father

Yeah, so I was telling you,

-That's okay.
-Yeah, so it can cause him to... - The Father

-That's okay. -Yeah, so it can cause him to...

I'm just telling you this
because, uh, he is capable - The Father

I'm just telling you this because, uh, he is capable

Yes. Uh, yeah, he was in a flat
not far from here. Which worked. - The Father

Yes. Uh, yeah, he was in a flat not far from here. Which wor...

Um, and he's had several
carers, one after another. - The Father

Um, and he's had several carers, one after another.

Um, he finds it difficult
to get on with them. - The Father

Um, he finds it difficult to get on with them.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY] -Uh,
so that's why I moved him - The Father

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY] -Uh, so that's why I moved him

But I'm finding it quite
difficult to manage on my own. - The Father

But I'm finding it quite difficult to manage on my own.

It's a bit much 'cause I have to work, - The Father

It's a bit much 'cause I have to work,

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING] - The Father

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

Ding-dong. [ANNE CHUCKLES] - The Father

Ding-dong. [ANNE CHUCKLES]

I explained to you that Laura
was going to come by today - The Father

I explained to you that Laura was going to come by today

So Laura has come round, uh,
to meet us so she can get an idea - The Father

So Laura has come round, uh, to meet us so she can get an id...

My daughter has, um - The Father

My daughter has, um

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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.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Florian Zeller

Writer: Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller

Production: Les Films du Cru,Film4 Productions,F Comme Film,Trademark Films,Ciné-@,Embankment Films

Genre: drama, mystery

Year: 2020

MetaScore: 88/100

ImdbRating: 8.3

BoxOffice: $2,122,771

Released: 26 Feb 2021

Awards: Won 2 Oscars. 32 wins & 146 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.sonyclassics.com/film/thefather

Also watch: Minari, Another Round, Promising Young Woman, Nomadland, Judas and the Black Messiah, The United States vs Billie Holiday, The Mole Agent, Shirley, Mank, The Son, Cruella, Sound of Metal, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Happening, Run, The Velvet Queen, Rifkin's Festival