Tag: Ben Smithard
Bunker | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review
Atlas Dug: Zeller Teases the Comedy of Obligation
It’s become increasingly clear celebrated writer Florian Zeller has a difficult time killing his darlings when it...
The Son | Review
The Tragedy of Privilege: Zeller’s Familial Identity Trilogy Continues with Maudlin Chapter
The highly revered and internationally renowned playwright Florian Zeller has a formidable talent...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2022: #29. Florian Zeller’s The Son
The Son
Human Swiss army knife novelist, playwright, theatre director, screenwriter and director hit pay dirt with his directorial debut The Father (review). Among the...
The Father | Review
Bend It Like Beckett: Zellers Adapts His Masterful Play into Exploratory Film
In Paradise Lost, John Milton remarked “The mind is its own place, and...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #97. The Father – Florian Zeller
The Father
French playwright Florian Zeller makes his directorial debut in 2020 with UK production The Father (of note, he directed a stage version of...
