The Father (2020)
A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of the changes, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality. (Based on the 2012 play "Le Père", also by Florian Zeller.)
Primary Title
- The Father
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 18 June 2023
Release Year
- 2020
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 10
Duration
- 100:00
Channel
- Whakaata Māori
Broadcaster
- Whakaata Māori
Programme Description
- A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of the changes, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality. (Based on the 2012 play "Le Père", also by Florian Zeller.)
Classification
- M
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Aging parents--Drama
- Dementia--Drama
- Fathers and daughters--Drama
- Families--Drama
- Feature films--Great Britain
- Feature films--France
Genres
- Drama
- Mystery
Contributors
- Florian Zeller (Director)
- Florian Zeller (Writer)
- Christopher Hampton (Writer)
- Olivia Colman (Actor)
- Anthony Hopkins (Actor)
- Mark Gatiss (Actor)
- Olivia Williams (Actor)
- Imogen Poots (Actor)
- Rufus Sewell (Actor)
- Ayesha Dharker (Actor)
- Philippe Carcassonne (Producer)
- David Parfitt (Producer)
- Jean-Louis Livi (Producer)
- Christophe Spadone (Producer)
- Simon Friend (Producer)
- Ben Smithard (Director of Photography)
- Peter Francis (Production Designer)
- Yorgos Lamprinos (Editor)
- Ludovico Einaudi (Composer)
- F Comme Film (Production Unit)
- Trademark Films (Production Unit)
- Ciné@ (Production Unit)
- Les Films du Cru (Funder)
- Film4 (Funder)
Subjects
- Aging parents--Drama
- Dementia--Drama
- Fathers and daughters--Drama
- Families--Drama
- Feature films--Great Britain
- Feature films--France