2020 · drama
The Father
Directed by Florian Zeller1h 37m2020
A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages and, 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.
Our read: The Father (2020) reads as a heavy, measured, inventive drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, measured, measured drama, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.
- heavy
- measured
- intense
- inventive
- bleak
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