In Florian Zeller’s “The Father,” Anthony, 80, in the grip of dementia, is a captain ready to go down with the ship. Anthony, a regally theatrical man played by Anthony Hopkins, is an actor who every time he takes the stage, the scene has changed before him. Hopkins, 83, shares his character’s name, and “The Father” could be taken as a late, self-aware wail from a magnificent performer. Zeller has also cast Olivia Colman as Anthony’s caretaking daughter, Anne, and another Olivia, Olivia Williams, as who Anne sometimes appears to Anthony. ALSO SEE | PHOTOS: Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman dissect dementia in The FatherAnd yet, few, if any films, have so fully illuminated the nightmare and confusion of dementia.

Source: Hindustan Times February 24, 2021 10:44 UTC