Jun 23rd   
The Father** (12A)   
(Curzon Colchester)                       

(GB/Fra 2020)
Lionsgate/Film Four/Embankment/Trademark Films/FDC/Canal+. 96m. ws

Returning to the cinema this year with a compelling portrait of dementia as visualised brilliantly through the performance of Anthony Hopkins (who deservedly won Best Actor again at the Oscars this year), although some of the loose ends of the plot could be tied up without leaving it totally to the central character's corrupted mind.

Written by: Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller, from his play.
Producers: David Parfit, Jean-Louis Livi, Philippe Carcassonne, Christophe Spadone, Simon Friend.
Director: Florian Zeller.
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Rufus Sewell, Olivia Williams, Imogen Poots, Mark Gatiss.
Photography: Ben Smithard.
Music: Ludovico Einaudi, and others.
Production Design: Peter Francis.