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The Father

2020 film directed by Florian Zeller
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Summary

The Father is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31,579 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: European Film Award for Best Actor[3], European Film Award for Best Screenwriter[4], César Award for Best Foreign Film[5], Academy Award for Best Actor[6], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[7]
  • Director: Florian Zeller[8]
  • Screenwriter: Christopher Hampton[9], Florian Zeller[10]
  • Composer: Ludovico Einaudi[11]
  • Genre: drama film[12], psychological film[13]
  • Based on: Le Père[14]
  • Cast member: Anthony Hopkins[15], Olivia Colman[16], Mark Gatiss[17], Imogen Poots[18], Rufus Sewell[19], Olivia Williams[20]
  • Producer: David Parfitt[21], Jean-Louis Livi[22], Philippe Carcassonne[23]
  • Director of photography: Ben Smithard[24]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[25]
  • Commons category: The Father (film, 2020)[26]
  • Distribution format: theatrical release[27], video on demand[28]
  • Review score: 8.7[29], 88/100[30], 98%[31], 8.2/10[32]
  • Color: color[33]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[34], France[35]
  • Publication date: January 27, 2020[36], February 26, 2021[37], March 19, 2021[38], May 26, 2021[39], June 10, 2021[40], June 11, 2021[41], July 15, 2021[42], August 26, 2021[43]
  • Distributed by: Vertigo Média[44]
  • Narrative location: City of Westminster[45]
  • Main subject: dementia[46], parent–child relationship[47], old age[48], autonomy[49], memory[50], recollection[51], time perception[52], identity[53]
  • Film editor: Yorgos Lamprinos[54]
  • Participant in: 34th European Film Awards[55]
  • Nominated for: European Film Award for Best Film[56], European Film Award for Best Director[57], European Film Award for Best Actor[58], European Film Award for Best Screenwriter[59], Academy Award for Best Picture[60], Academy Award for Best Actor[61], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[62], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[63], Academy Award for Best Production Design[64], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[65]
  • Title: The Father[66]
  • MPA film rating: PG-13[67]
  • Duration: 97 minutes[68]

Why It Matters

The Father has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[69] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[70]

FAQs

What awards did The Father receive?

Honors received include European Film Award for Best Actor[3], European Film Award for Best Screenwriter[4], César Award for Best Foreign Film[5], and Academy Award for Best Actor[6].

Related Entities

Anthony Hopkins Christopher Hampton City of Westminster film Florian Zeller France Imogen Poots Ludovico Einaudi Mark Gatiss Olivia Colman Olivia Williams Rufus Sewell United Kingdom

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  45. [47] ↑ . The Father. wikidata.org.
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  47. [49] ↑ . The Father. wikidata.org.
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  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [69] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [70] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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