The announcement of the Golden Globe nominations kicked off the 2021 awards season on Wednesday. While it of course dedicates the rise of streaming platforms, it also reserves a great place for
The Father
, a film that we immediately knew about. 'he was going to have an extraordinary destiny.
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The Father
by Florian Zeller, with Anthony Hopkins, audience award in San Sebastian
French playwright Florian Zeller's debut feature won no less than four nominations: one in the category for best dramatic film, one for best screenplay for the Christopher Hampton / Florian Zeller duo.
Sir Anthony Hopkins is nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Actor (opposite him we find Tahar Rahim, which is a nice surprise).
As for Olivia Colman, she is nominated in the category of best actress in a supporting role.
What is
The Father saying
?
As in the play marked, when it was created, by the unforgettable performance of Robert Hirsch, the plot of the film stages the daily life of an octogenarian (Hopkins) in a London apartment.
He refuses the presence of all the caregivers offered to him by his daughter played by Olivia Colman (
The Favorite
,
The Crown
).
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However, through small details, the viewer quickly understands that the old man has gradually locked himself in an interior labyrinth, in the heart of which he has more and more difficulty distinguishing the dreamed memories from reality ...
A "heartbreaking" film according to
The Times
Awarded by the prestigious association of the Foreign Press in Hollywood, the Golden Globes are a veritable antechamber to the Oscars.
These four nominations for
The Father
augur well for a rich career for this first film, supported by numerous prizes and awards including the Audience Award at the San Sebastian Festival.
For once, the foreign press is enthusiastic about this feature film adapted by a Frenchman behind the camera.
The Hollywood reporter
calls Hopkins 'game
"remarkable ... It will certainly be one of Hopkins' great performances on screen
.
"
For the review
Screen Daily
, it is the interpretation of Olivia Colman which is
"explosive and exceptional"
.
The Guardian
finds the film
"breathtaking"
, and
The Times
has only one word, one:
"Heartbreaking"
...