CRITICISM – Carried by the incandescent game of Anthony Hopkins, the first feature film by the French playwright crowned by his two Oscars is heartbreaking. Not to be missed this Wednesday February 2 on Canal + at 10:50 p.m. and on MyCanal. For some time, he has sometimes been aware of not being completely clear […]
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Florian Zeller’s The Father thrills the French box office
The double Oscar-winning film (best adaptation), with a masterful Anthony Hopkins (best actor), took the top spot in theatrical attendance from its first week of operation. For once, criticism and the vox populi are reconciled. Upon its release in French theaters, The Father, the recently Oscar-winning double film by Florian Zeller (best adaptation for the […]
The Father, in the name of the father
CRITICAL – Florian Zeller has adapted his play for the cinema, and it plunges us into Alzheimer’s disease. A touching film. Who are these people? In this apartment too big for him, Anthony no longer recognizes his daughter. Why does she tell him that she is going to leave London, to settle in Paris where […]
The Father, Promising Young Woman, Sons of Philadelphia… The films to see or avoid this week at the cinema
A week after the theaters reopened, the waltz of French productions continues and the first Oscar-winning films hit theaters. What should you see in the cinema? The editorial selection of the Figaro. To have The Father , a drama by Florian Zeller, 1h38 By adapting his play to the screen, Florian Zeller reveals himself to […]
Anthony Hopkins: “‘The Father’ is one of my best films”
INTERVIEW – The unforgettable interpreter of Hannibal Lecter in Thesilenceofthelambs evokes the shocking shooting of Florian Zeller’s first film, his friendship with the French director and his second Oscar. At 83 Spring, Anthony Hopkins is all about the man in a hurry. He looks at you with a touch of anxiety through the Zoom reunion […]
Florian Zeller, the new “Frenchy” who triumphs in Hollywood
PORTRAIT – The most performed French playwright abroad wins the Oscar for best adaptation for his first film, The Father, performed by award-winning Anthony Hopkins. We will long remember the acceptance speech delivered by the French playwright Florian Zeller, live from the 93e Oscars ceremony. Behind him, it was not American night. What does it […]
Covid-19, corruption, new stars … The 2021 Golden Globes expected at the turn
DECRYPTION – Virtual because of the virus and shaken up by gloomy revelations, the ceremony could consecrate a new wave of talents and directors. The 78th Golden Globes will be awarded on the night of Sunday to Monday during a virtual ceremony straddling Beverly Hills, California, and New York. A first for the institution which […]
Florian Zeller: “My meeting with Anthony Hopkins seemed the most important of my life!”
INTERVIEW – In contention for the Golden Globes, the first film by the French playwright offers a great role to the actor in “Vestiges du jour”. Meeting with a happy but frustrated director. Awarded four Golden Globe nominations (Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Male Actor, Best Supporting Female Actress), and possibly Oscar winner, Florian Zeller’s […]
Gift idea: spend a night in the house of the Silence of the Lambs killer
The 1910 mansion located in Pennsylvania, which was used to shoot several scenes of the Oscar-winning thriller, will soon be able to welcome the curious, with a room to rent and reconstruction of the horror cellar. How to spend a nightmare night. A movie set designer recently bought the house where serial killer Buffalo Bill […]
Golden Globes: four nominations for The Father, the first film by Florian Zeller with Anthony Hopkins
The cinematographic transposition into English of his play The father offers a good place for the film of the French playwright. Which already augurs for an exceptional career when it hits theaters. It is currently scheduled for next April … The announcement of the nominations for the Golden Globes kicked off the 2021 awards season […]