There are no current Madrid showtimes for The Father (2020), but this page keeps the local screening history because it has already screened at La Casa Encendida.
If it returns to Madrid screens, new dates will appear here. The most recent tracked screenings were for Tue 7 Jul.
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Synopsis
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.
Awards and festivals
2020San Sebastian International Film Festival · Perlakselected
2020Sundance Film Festival · Premieres · world premiereselected
2021Academy AwardsWriting (Adapted Screenplay) — Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller
2021Academy AwardsBest Picture — David Parfitt, Jean-Louis Livi and Philippe Carcassonne · nominated
2021Academy AwardsActress in a Supporting Role — Olivia Colman · nominated
2021Academy AwardsProduction Design — Peter Francis and Cathy Featherstone · nominated
2021Academy AwardsActor in a Leading Role — Anthony Hopkins
2021British Academy Film AwardsAdapted Screenplay — Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller
2021British Academy Film AwardsLeading Actor — Anthony Hopkins
2021European Film Awards · Feature Film SelectionEuropean Director — Florian Zeller · nominated
2021European Film Awards · Feature Film SelectionEuropean Film — The Father · nominated
plus 4 more entries on file
Places
Set in London
Filmed at West London Film Studios, Hayes, Greater London — Studio work; screenplay states most of the film was to be made in studio on a set representing Anthony's flat.
Blythe House, London — Used to portray a hospital in the film.
Blythe Road / West Kensington, London — Reported exterior shooting around Blythe Road in West Kensington; exact street address for those exteriors not isolated beyond Blythe House/hospital note.
Cast
Anthony HopkinsImogen PootsMark GatissOlivia ColmanOlivia WilliamsRufus Sewell
Themes
memory and identityfamily caregivingaging and autonomyfather-daughter relationshipdisability careillness in the familytheatrical adaptationadaptation and reinvention
