Summary
Anthony lives in his London apartment, where he is visited daily by his daughter Anne, who acts as his caretaker now he is grappling with dementia. He becomes agitated when a different woman enters the flat also claiming to be Anne.
Anthony lives in his London apartment, where he is visited daily by his daughter Anne, who acts as his caretaker now he is grappling with dementia. He becomes agitated when a different woman enters the flat also claiming to be Anne.
Astutely adapting his acclaimed play, Florian Zeller makes a breathtaking directorial debut with his wrenchingly perceptive look at advancing dementia and the toll it takes on those close to the afflicted. Anthony Hopkins is the elderly, proud Englishman suffering memory loss and increasing confusion; Olivia Colman is the concerned daughter trying to balance parental love and care with her own life needs. Zeller's masterstroke is in conveying the experience of a disintegrating mind through distorted realities and dramatic shifts in perspective. The subtle visual tricks and thriller-like twists become a literal representation of the devastating illness. Meanwhile, the cast is perfection: Colman, Imogen Poots, Rufus Sewell, Olivia Williams and Mark Gatiss add superb nuance to Hopkins's paranoia. But it's Hopkins who is truly astonishing, giving an Oscar-winning performance as the shattered soul slowly capitulating to the enemy inside his own body.
role | name |
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Anthony | Anthony Hopkins |
Anne | Olivia Colman |
The Man | Mark Gatiss |
Laura | Imogen Poots |
Paul | Rufus Sewell |
The Woman | Olivia Williams |
Dr Sarai | Ayesha Dharker |
role | name |
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Director | Florian Zeller |