How Anthony Hopkins Inhabits ‘The Father’ | Anatomy of a Scene
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- Опубліковано 15 кві 2021
- A corridor. A cupboard. A caregiver.
These may seem like innocuous elements in the domestic drama “The Father,” but when they change from one scene to another, they throw both the film’s lead character, Anthony (Anthony Hopkins), and the viewer, off balance.
That sense of confusion is at the heart of Florian Zeller’s film (nominated for six Academy Awards including best picture), which tells the story of a man suffering from dementia by plunging the audience into his experience.
In this breakfast sequence, Olivia Colman plays Anthony’s daughter and she is talking to him about the imminent arrival of a caregiver whom he’d met in a previous scene and who was then played by Imogen Poots. But when that woman arrives, a different actress, Olivia Williams, is playing her.
“What I tried to do in ‘The Father’ is to put the audience in a unique position,” the director Florian Zeller said, “as if they were, in a way, in the main character’s head. And as a viewer, we have to question everything we are seeing.”
He said he wanted the movie, which was based on his play, to be “not only a story, but an experience, the experience of what it could mean to lose everything, including your own bearings as a viewer.”
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This was truly a masterclass in acting from Sir Anthony Hopkins. I was terrified and felt everything.
Hard to believe that this is Florian Zeller’s first film. His career in literature and theatre prepared him very well!
This is the best movie I have ever watched. Hits home so hard after watching my grandmother deteriorate with dementia.
And he won the Academy award for best actor in a leading role.
Florian was correct! When I saw Anne, ( Williams, not Coleman, ) I was taken aback. The confusion of reality and hallucination was extraordinary. Hopkins is beyond words!!
I could listen to Zeller commentate the entire film like this. What an astounding directorial debut!
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在整個人類歷史上，強者，富人和具有狡猾特質的人捕食部落，氏族，城鎮，城市和鄉村中的弱者，無`'守和貧窮成員。然而，人類的生存意願迫使那些被拒絕，被剝奪或摧毀的基本需求的人們找到了一種生活方式，並繼續將其DNA融入不斷發展的人類社會。.說到食物，不要以為那些被拒絕的人只吃垃圾。相反，他們學會了在被忽視的肉類和蔬菜中尋找營養。他們學會了清潔，切塊，調味和慢燉慢燉的野菜和肉類，在食品市場上被忽略的部分家用蔬菜和肉類，並且學會了使用芳香的木煙（如山核桃，山核桃和豆科灌木 來調味食物煮的時候 1618771724
Anthony Hopkins drew me right in to believing he had dementia.
This is one of the greatest films of the past 10/20 years
Academy, please understand that by giving the Oscar to Chadwick Boseman out of sentimentality, you're not honoring him, you are disrespecting his legacy. You wouldn't want your tombstone to say that you invented or discovered something that you didn't because that would be undeserving and disrespectful to your first and foremost. There are plenty of other ways to honor Chadwick, and he will forever live in our hearts as one of the greatest actors of all time. But this year it is Sir Anthony Hopkins who gave the best Lead Actor performance and Chadwick would be the first to graciously admit that himself if he were alive now and were able to see the magnificent film that The Father was. Please don't let the great 90+ year old tradition of rewarding the best achievements in movie history fail on April 25th. Do the right thing. Do the noble thing. That's what Chadwick would want you to do, too.
Excellent comment. The "Best Actor" Oscar really needs to go to the best actor of the past year, and that was Anthony Hopkins. When the Academy allows other concerns to trump who put in the best performance then the whole award loses credibility.
A lot of people act like it's a fait accompli, that Boseman must win the Oscar or his whole life is being dishonored. First, that's irrational nonsense; there are many ways in which he has already been and can still be honored legitimately. But second, where's the evidence that he'd want them doing this on his behalf? He did a good job, but at most he put in the third best leading actor performance of 2020. And if he wins, as he probably will, that idea that it was given to him without him actually deserving it will always hang over his win, even though that will not be Boseman's fault whatsoever.
it's okay, he got it ;)
The disrespect for Chadwick and the subtle racism that exists in this comment and the comment section in general is astounding. Boseman’s performance entered the conversation of being nominated for Best Actor and even WINNING Best Actor long before his tragic death. By suggesting that Boseman could ONLY have won the award with his death is disgusting. Hopkins performance is brilliant, but at the end of the day art is subjective. Whether people voted for Boseman or Hopkins they’re opinions are both valid as both performances are worthy. But you got what you wanted so I guess this won’t matter to you
@@calebcurtis2005 Don't know about the rest of the comment section but nothing in this OP's comment is even subtly racist. How you managed to twist his/her words into sounding racist is beyond me.
@@NP-vn8so Its comments like this that have kept the Oscar out of the hands of black men for decades. Of course the “ONLY” way Chadwick could have won it was through sympathy to his passing. Not because he was deserving or anything WHICH HE WAS. Do your research. Only four black men have one the Oscar for best actor next to dozens of white men BECAUSE of comments like this. Comments giving an OPINION as of it were FACT. Art is subjective and therefore needs to be handled
as such, with respect and acknowledgment of opinion. The disrespect to even insinuate that Chadwick could only have won through passing is disgusting.
Boseman was good but sir anthony showed what an experience actor he is and he knocked it out of the park he deserve the oscar
He got an oscar for it, I think.
This movie don't just put you in the role of Anthony. You wear Anne shoes by suffering the struggle of having a relative with this or any other health condition. The scene when she drops the mug and put it in the trashcan is meaningful: "You have to get rid of what is broken" on your head you get to think it's better for that person to be dead and it's shocking the way the movie get us in both sides of the coin
"sir hopkins, what kind of food to make people live long like you?"
"i ate human liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti."
Except in this case here, he’s more into chicken
Not just any human will do, the liver must be belonged to a census taker.
What a movie and what a performance by this amazing actor. I have experienced dementia within my family so this movie hit hard. Watching this scene again makes me admire the level of detail this man put into his acting. The way that his eyes don't focus on his daughter but rather gaze at the wall behind her is such a relatable characteristic of people with this disease. And he does it brilliantly.
zeller kinda reminds me of charlie in marriage story with his versatility both in being a playwright and director. the guy's a genius
Hopkins oozes genius.
Going to see this tonight. Taking lots of tissues. My mum died from dementia last year.
How did it go?
@@RyanLink Just got home. An amazing performance by Hopkins, it’s like we weren’t watching an actor, but a genuine old man with dementia. Brought back a lot of emotions, good and bad. Incredible.
I was sobbing with this film. Either AH did exceptionally excellent performance -or the film was directly amazingly or because I'm scared that after all lockdowns happening, i'll be as old as the Father when things will be back to normal :S
Saw this movie on a bus, coming back from monterrey to the states in Spanish, and I understand Spanish fairly well, at the end of the movie I was confused, they achieved their goal, also made a grown fifty nine year old man shed some tears, great acting by all, and it gave me a peek into this state of mind,
So apparently I was supposed to feel like I’d gone insane? Like I was inside Anthony’s confusion? Mission accomplished! I’ve watched 5 times so far, trying to “understand” when it he/me never does, & never will…As heartbreaking as it is, it’s really beautiful & sweet too.
amazing movie by an terrific cast
As the director has described, this film is an experience more than a story. 2020 has given me some of the best on-screen horrors (and more) from 'The Father' and 'Sound of Metal'. I guess there really isn't anything scarier than losing your own identity.
My heart aches after watching this
They should have done this w/ an earlier scene, this kind of give away the ending.
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!💖🖤❤️今後は気をライブ配信の再編ありがとうです！この日のライブ配信は、かならりやばかったですね！１万人を超える人が見ていたもん（笑）やっぱり人参最高！まさかのカメラ切り忘れでやら1かしたのもドキドキでした,. 💖🖤在整個人類歷史上，強者，富人和具有狡猾特質的人捕食部落，氏族，城鎮，城市和鄉村中的弱者，無`'守和貧窮成員。然而，人類的生存意願迫使那些被拒絕，被剝奪或摧毀的基本需求的人們找到了一種生活方式，並繼續將其DNA融入不斷發展的人類社會。. 說到食物，不要以為那些被拒絕的人只吃垃圾。相反，他們學會了在被忽視的肉類和蔬菜中尋找營養。他們學會了清潔，切塊，調味和慢燉慢燉的野菜和肉類，在食品市場上被忽略的部分家用蔬菜和肉類，並且學會了使用芳香的木煙（如山核桃，山核桃和豆科灌木 來調味g食物煮的時候1&!/ 1618750145
I believe that is the point. I think it’s purposeful.
Hello everyone, have a great weekend friends.
You too!
@@Darkjack57 Greetings
@Anthony Hopkins Thank you my friend !!!
@Anthony Hopkins Ok my dear friend!!! Nice to meet you. God bless you
Magnifique Antony Hopkins !
Imogen Poots. Great name.
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When Anthony Hopkins auditioned for the role, he just went in and said “I….am….THE FATHER!”
Then Florian Zeller was all like “He’s in!!!!l
People on the cinema screen and in the auditorium still need to experience something human and alive - otherwise King Kong and Godzila will do it for them.
U boomers can keep this boring piece of crap.
Long live the King, Godzilla
I sometimes think many young people see the future, the state of the world, and becoming 'adult' as so awful and depressing, that they prefer staying children and watching only 'superheroes' and monsters fight it out. Entertainment is far preferable than confrontation with all the existential dread they feel coming at them.
@@JessiOz2k07 lol even king and godzilla are boomer stuff..there is literally no creativity whatsoever in the current hollywood except in some rare cases..
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!💖🖤❤️今後は気をライブ配信の再編ありがとうです！この日のライブ配信は、かならりやばかったですね！１万人を超える人が見ていたもん（笑）やっぱり人参最高！まさかのカメラ切り忘れでやら1かしたのもドキドキでした,.
💖🖤在整個人類歷史上，強者，富人和具有狡猾特質的人捕食部落，氏族，城鎮，城市和鄉村中的弱者，無`'守和貧窮成員。然而，人類的生存意願迫使那些被拒絕，被剝奪或摧毀的基本需求的人們找到了一種生活方式，並繼續將其DNA融入不斷發展的人類社會。.
說到食物，不要以為那些被拒絕的人只吃垃圾。相反，他們學會了在被忽視的肉類和蔬菜中尋找營養。他們學會了清潔，切塊，調味和慢燉慢燉的野菜和肉類，在食品市場上被忽略的部分家用蔬菜和肉類，並且學會了使用芳香的木煙（如山核桃，山核桃和豆科灌木 來調味g食物煮的時候 1618748285
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This guy's accent is too much lol
It’s French. :)
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I only watched the film, because Hopkins winning the Oscar made the liberals so angry. That was fine, but I did not mean to watch any video promoting the liberal New Jerk Times. "New York Times video journalists provide a revealing and unforgettable view of the world." Indeed, a liberal one, against the conservatives. I try to be more careful, and avoid the liberal media.
Boseman is winning or the Oscars have confirmed their racism.
next time your child gets sick, they will offer you two doctors for free. One is very mediocre but he's black, and the other one is world-class surgeon but he's white. Which one would you choose to operate on your child? The white doctor? Are you a racist???? Boo, you're cancelled now.
I don't agree with the freaks who are making calls to the academy to award Hopkins, yet have you seen all the films? If Boseman were alive, would he have such a chance of winning the Oscar this year? And after all, who is Oscar for? For the actors, dead or alive, or to please the audience? Why do people discuss the awards more than the films themselves? I hope that black cinema, that non-white cinema, that cinema outside the Europe-USA axis will continue to thrive regardless of awards.
As a person of colour, I hate it when some people misuse the racism card, just to soothe their bruised egos... The award should be given based on the merits of the performances, not based on the skin colour...
brilliant