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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...

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Sirat | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

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