It premiered in september 2012 at the theatre hebertot, paris, with robert hirsch andre and isabelle gelinas anne. The title character in florian zellers coldeyed, harrowing the father, which opened on thursday night at the samuel j. Anthony hopkins and florian zeller hit a high note with. Scripts may be checked out at the box office through november 2, 2017. May 18, 2019 rufus sewell, imogen poots, mark gatiss and olivia williams have joined anthony hopkins and olivia colman in the cast of florian zellers the father, the feature film adaptation of his. The first feature from writerdirector florian zeller, the father began its life as an awardwinning play.
Sundance film fest 2020for his debut feature, the father, french playwright florian zeller had only one actor in mind to play the titular elderly man, whos losing his grip on reality. May 15, 2015 the father by florian zeller, in a translation by christopher hampton 7 may june 2015 the trailer for james macdonalds stunning production of florian zellers awardwinning play, starring. He lives with his daughter, anne, and her husband, antoine. Florian zeller is a french novelist and playwright. Florian zellers the father has now been made into a film and is starring sir anthony hopkins and olivia coleman. The father, was written by florian zeller, and translated by christopher hampton. From the 201516 season final performance was june 19th, 2016. Barry grove, executive producer by special arrangement with theatre royal bath, at the samuel j.
The father by florian zeller, translated by christopher. Aug 08, 2016 plumbing broadway for choice offerings, studio theatre will be one of the first regional theaters in the country to stage the father, a play by french dramatist florian zeller that won frank. The father director florian zeller on adapting his award. The first step for the set and costume designer is to read the script. Oct 25, 2014 yet florian zellers new play the father set in a bourgeois apartment in paris, with chicken on the table and full bookshelves has little to do with howling on the heath. The father by florian zeller translated by christopher hampton. The production transferred to the tricycle theatre, london, in may 2015.
His works include the fascination of evil, artifical snow, lovers or something like it, and julien parme. I can say its an absorbing and moving play that effectively evokes the disorientation, confusion and fear. Apr 15, 2016 the title character in florian zellers coldeyed, harrowing the father, which opened on thursday night at the samuel j. He doesnt mind that were seeing his plays in a different order. Oct 23, 2014 florian zellers moliere awardwinning play, starring lia williams and kenneth cranham, takes us into the confused world of an elderly man and his carer daughter, writes lyn gardner.
Upgrade to pro to learn more about this monologue from le pere and unlock other amazing theatre resources. Frank langella takes a dark journey down the tragic oneway tunnel of dementia in french playwright florian zeller s intense drama, adapted in english by christopher hampton. The title character has alzheimers although that disease is never. Highlights from the father starring frank langella as a man.
Though at seventyeight frank langella is well past social security eligibility, he has no problem remembering the lines the french playwright has written for him, and christopher hampton has expertly. Highlights from the father starring frank langella as a. The father has been described as a savagely honest study of dementia lyn gardner, the guardian. I wrote it seven years ago, and it was inspired by a personal issue, the director. Florian zellers internationally acclaimed and theatrically thrilling exploration of who we are to ourselves when our signposts disappear, starring ted van griethuysen. Sir anthony hopkins, one of our greatest actors, turns in an unforgettable performance at 82 years of age that ranks up there with his very best. Jan 17, 2020 sony pictures classics started the sundance film festival acquisitions market off early, acquiring us and select international territories on the florian zellerdirected the father. Aug 31, 2017 the father le pere in french is the tragic farce penned by one of frances best known contemporary playwrights, florian zeller. Oct 06, 2015 the father, a supersmart, finally heartbreaking play by the frenchman florian zeller, translated by christopher hampton now transferring to the west end after its bath premiere last year. Apr 14, 2016 threetime tony award winner frank langella stars in the american premiere of florian zeller s the father. Apr 03, 2016 the father, by the french playwright florian zeller, takes a simple, tragic premise the unraveling of a mind to dementia and tells it in a fresh way. It is a challenging time for both the child and parent as their roles reverse. Florian zellers brilliant play the father plumbs the ideas of memory and self, starting off lighthearted and slowly, piece by piece, descending into a harrowing and devastating freefall. Florian zeller has proven himself one of frances finest contemporary writers, winning prizes and acclaim for both novels and plays.
Directed and cowritten by florian zeller from his own play, the father doesnt have much visual flair. Yet florian zellers new play the father set in a bourgeois apartment in paris, with chicken on the table and full bookshelves has little to do with howling on the heath. Its most consistent motif being frames within frame. In a darkly humorous and deeply poignant translation by christopher hampton, florian zellers the father is a tragicomic mystery, a sobering and realistic family story, and an unsentimental, emotionally intense look at the world through the eyes of a man experiencing dementia, a dramatic illustration of the physical losses which occur along. Annes monologue from le pere including context, text and video example. Mar 17, 2016 the uk is all out of kilter zeller wrote the mother in 2010, the truth a year later and the father in 2012. Or was he an engineer whose daughter anne lives in london with her new lover, pierre. Sony pictures classics started the sundance film festival acquisitions market off early, acquiring us and select international territories on the florian zellerdirected the father. The father by florian zeller, in a translation by christopher hampton 7 may june 2015 the trailer for james macdonalds stunning production of florian zellers awardwinning play, starring. The father is an absorbing and moving play about living. Written by florian zeller translated by christopher hampton directed by david muse. The father constantly makes you question the truth and the nature of realityan astonishingly unguarded play about the cruelties of love and the limits of patience, and the way childparent relationships become inverted as old age creeps up and mugs us. In 2014, he won the moliere award for his play le pere the father. Plumbing broadway for choice offerings, studio theatre will be one of the first regional theaters in the country to stage the father, a play by french dramatist florian zeller that won frank.
The father by french playwright florian zeller translated by christopher hampton is just such a play, and when a stellar ensemble is led by the utterly fabulous ted van griethuysen, youve got. The father, by the french playwright florian zeller, takes a simple, tragic premise the unraveling of a mind to dementia and tells it in a fresh way. Florian had do delve deeply into the psyche of the characters when he was writing, creating a dramatic tableau of characters in the making of the poignant piece of art that the son is. Naseeruddin shahs motley troupe has picked up the plays. Florian zellers the father takes that momentary, frightening disorientation and extends it for about 90 minutes. The father, by the 35yearold french playwright florian zeller, is one of the most acute, absorbing and distressing portraits of dementia ive ever seen easily as powerful as alan bennett. Frank langella takes a dark journey down the tragic oneway tunnel of dementia in french playwright florian zellers intense drama, adapted in english by christopher hampton. The thing is, andre is still wearing his pyjamas, and he cant find his watch.
Florian zellers internationally acclaimed and awardwinning hit, is both a puzzle box mystery and a deeply poignant look at family, aging, and the limits of love. A new broadway play starring frank langella duration. A giant of australian theatre for over 50 years, john bell makes a very welcome return to the stc stage for the father, an extraordinary new play which has captivated paris, london and new york. But when he told his friends he was hoping to cast the oscar winner, they laughed at him, zeller admitted at a. He is, according to the times, the most exciting playwright of our time. This isnt the strindberg but rather a new french play which got its uk premiere at the theatre royal bath and after a stint at the tricycle has arrived in the west end to deserved acclaim. The father a tragic farce by florian zeller translated by christopher hampton 3m, 3w now 80 years old, andre was once a tap dancer. The father is a heartbreakingly immersive dive into one mans deteriorating mind by writerdirector florian zeller. To audition, please be prepared to read from the script.
In a darkly humorous and deeply poignant translation by christopher hampton, florian zellers the father is a tragicomic mystery, a sobering and realistic. Nov 02, 2014 the father, by the 35yearold french playwright florian zeller, is one of the most acute, absorbing and distressing portraits of dementia ive ever seen easily as powerful as alan bennett. The mother and the father faber drama paperback march 14, 2017 by florian zeller author, christopher hampton translator 4. His trusted watch goes missing, reappears, and is lost again. Florian zellers the father was awarded the moliere award for best play 2014. Its a first feature, largely takes place in one apartment, and centers on two characters. Dramatists play service, one of the premier playlicensing and theatrical publishing agencies in the world, was formed in 1936 to foster national opportunities for playwrights by publishing affordable editions of their plays and handling the performance rights to these works. The father, in this english translation by christopher hampton, was commissioned by the ustinov studio, theatre royal, bath and premiered in october 2014. What we see and what we dont plays a dangerous game with us during manhattan theatre clubs american premiere of florian zellers west end smash the father at. The father, a supersmart, finally heartbreaking play by the frenchman florian zeller, translated by christopher hampton now transferring to the west end after its bath premiere last year. Sep 10, 2019 florian had do delve deeply into the psyche of the characters when he was writing, creating a dramatic tableau of characters in the making of the poignant piece of art that the son is.
American premiere of the new play by florian zeller translated by twotime tony award winner christopher hampton directed by tony award winner doug hughes starring frank langella kathryn erbe brian avers, charles borland hannah cabell, kathleen mcnenny. See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Florian zeller is a young french novelist and playwright, who was born on 28. As well as the father at the duke of yorks theatre and its companion piece the. Its hard to write about florian zellers the father without giving too much away. Apr 14, 2016 what we see and what we dont plays a dangerous game with us during manhattan theatre clubs american premiere of florian zeller s west end smash the father at the samuel j. American premiere of the new play by florian zeller translated by twotime tony award winner christopher hampton directed by tony award winner doug. May 15, 2017 the father by french playwright florian zeller translated by christopher hampton is just such a play, and when a stellar ensemble is led by the utterly fabulous ted van griethuysen, youve got. Sony classics us rights anthony hopkins olivia colman the. Father, the hamptonzeller by florian zeller translated by christopher hampton. Andre is a man facing persecution from all sides, and he refuses to take it any longer. Kenneth cranhams moving portrayal of a man suffering from dementia in florian zellers awardwinning stage play, translated by christopher hampton. The father was originally produced on broadway by manhattan theatre club lynne meadow, artistic director. French playwright florian zellers awardwinning play the father is a brutally honest portrayal of dementia.
Hes quick with a joke, especially one with an edge, and used to dominating conversations and relationships. American premiere of the new play by florian zeller translated by twotime tony award winner christopher hampton. Florian zellers the son to run at the kiln theatre with. He lives with his daughter anne and her husband antoine. Rufus sewell, imogen poots, mark gatiss and olivia williams have joined anthony hopkins and olivia colman in the cast of florian zellers the father, the feature film adaptation of his. Threetime tony award winner frank langella stars in the american premiere of florian zellers the father. The mother, in this english translation by christopher hampton, was commissioned by the ustinov studio, theatre royal, bath, and premiered in may 2015. The father hamptonzeller concord theatricals samuel french. Read about his writing process and the inspirations for the father at. Naseeruddin shah and his motley troupe presents the father. Full length play, drama, present day, contemporary. A regularly missing wristwatch certainly indicates more than a senior moment for andre the title character of florian zellers the father. A giant of australian theatre for over 50 years, john bell makes a very welcome return to the stc stage for the father, an extraordinary. This darkly funny drama tells the story of 80yearold andres declining mental powers and the efforts of his daughter anne claire skinner to balance caring for him with the demands of her own life.
Florian zeller s the father was awarded the moliere award for best play 2014. For his debut feature, the father, french playwright florian zeller envisioned only one actor in the tricky lead role of an elderly man slowly losing his grip on reality. In a darkly humorous and deeply poignant translation by christopher hampton, florian zellers the father is a tragicomic mystery, a sobering and realistic family story, and an unsentimental, emotionally intense look at the world through the eyes of a man experiencing dementia, a dramatic illustration of the physical losses which occur along with the mental ones. Dps offers an extensive list of titles that includes many of the most significant plays of the past century. Friedman theater, is often found in barricade position. The father, in this english translation by christopher. Dementia is a condition that causes a gradual decrease in the. A touching, funny and deeply unsettling story, the father, by french playwright florian zeller, is a winner of the moliere award, frances most prestigious honour for a new work of theatre.
And its english translation, by renowned writer christopher hampton les liaisons dangereuses, was the guardians pick for play of the year in london, and nominated for two tony awards in new york, including best play. Anne is an anxious, tired, and grieving woman, whose father, andre, read more pro members only join the stageagent community to learn more about this monologue from le pere and unlock other amazing theatre resources. Full casting has been announced for the upcoming london kiln theatre premiere of florian zellers the son with tv sherlock actress amanda abbington set to star. Le pere the father is a play by the french playwright florian zeller which won in 2014 the moliere award for best play.