after The father In 2020, which won Anthony Hopkins an Oscar for Best Actor, the French director returns The sona new feature film about the deep depression of a teenager.
In 2020, directed by Florian Zeller The father, a heart-wrenching drama about Alzheimer’s disease beautifully interpreted by Anthony Hopkins, who deservedly won an Oscar for his performance. 2023 The son this time dealing with teenage depression.
New York lawyer Peter Miller (Hugh Jackman) lives with his girlfriend Beth (Vanessa Kirby) and their child. All is going well until Peter’s son Nicholas (Zane McGrath), born from his previous union with Kate (Laura Dern), wants to live with him due to emotional problems that have caused him to dry up. School every day for a month. Peter reluctantly accepts his new companion. And soon their life turns into a melodrama. Naturally optimistic, Peter finds himself unable to truly understand his son’s disorder.
Mental Health Trilogy
Based on the 2018 play of the same name written by Zeller, The son is part of a trilogy of plays about mental health (including The father and: The mother) feature film adapted for the screen with Christopher Hampton acts as an echo of the previous film. The son chooses to tell the story of a father rather than a man in pain, and to deal with the enormous responsibility that parenthood represents. Intergenerational pain is indeed Zeller’s argument. Theatrical release 1eh March 2023.
In the video, The fatherthe teaser
Source: Le Figaro
