A year and a half after winning the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for The father, Florian Zeller is back behind a camera. The French playwright transferred to the screen another of his works, The sonbaptized here The son.
Hugh Jackman, who plays the main role of this feature film, has just published on Twitter a first preview of this film that is expected in French cinemas on March 8, 2023. Until then, The son should take most of the Oscar campaign.
The son follow Peter (hugh jackman) and his new partner Beth (vanessa kirby), whose life is turned upside down when Peter’s ex-wife (Laura Dern) joins them accompanied by her son, now a teenager.
Hopkins in the cast
Anthony Hopkins, who won the Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal of a man with Alzheimer’s disease in The father, is also part of the cast. Filming took place during the summer of 2021 between London, New York and France.
Released in May 2021, The father chronicles the slow degeneration of a man suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and his relationship with his daughter, camped by Olivia Colman. Also adapted from a successful play by Florian Zeller, the film had won two Oscars.
Source: BFM TV
