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 Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The Father is a 2020 drama directed by Florian Zeller and written by him and Christopher Hampton, based on Zeller's 2012 play Le Père. The film stars Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman, with Rufus Sewell, Imogen Poots, Olivia Williams, and Mark Gatiss in supporting roles. It premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival ahead of a general release on February 26, 2021.Anthony is an 80-year-old Welshman. Active, mischievous, and charming, he insists he is perfectly capable of living alone despite his age. However, his daughter Anne, unable to visit every day, insists on hiring in-home care. As Anthony tries to rebel against this imposition, he notices that the world around him increasingly appears to not be as it seems. Even the flat where he has lived for decades isn't staying the same, and the people and things inside keep changing. It becomes clear that Anthony has a severe case of dementia, one that leaves him unable to distinguish between individuals, or between the present and the past.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })The trailer can be seen here. Compare Henry, a 2011 short film with a similar premise.
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 Ambiguous Situation: It's unclear what exactly is happening to Anthony in some scenes due to his dementia. The film opens with Anne saying she's going to live in Paris, but the Man (or Paul) doesn't seem to understand what Anthony is saying when he repeats this, and Anne tells a psychologist that she's not going anywhere and has no idea what Anthony is talking about; but at the end of the film, Anne tells Anthony she is indeed going to live in Paris and even sends him a postcard . Anthony is struck by the Man during an argument, but when Anne hears him crying and rushes out, the Man has turned back into Paul and doesn't seem to have hit him. It's unclear if any abuse actually happened, if Anthony imagined it, or if it's some form of carer abuse since the Man is (maybe) a worker at the facility Anthony is living in at the end of the film.
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 It's unclear what exactly is happening to Anthony in some scenes due to his dementia. The film opens with Anne saying she's going to live in Paris, but the Man (or Paul) doesn't seem to understand what Anthony is saying when he repeats this, and Anne tells a psychologist that she's not going anywhere and has no idea what Anthony is talking about; but at the end of the film, Anne tells Anthony she is indeed going to live in Paris and even sends him a postcard .
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 Adaptation Name Change: In the original play and subsequent English translation, the titular character was named "Andre". In the film it was changed to "Anthony".
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