Now, as it transitions to the screen for the first time, what will it bringAnthony Hopkins?
Hopkins meets his match in this version of the story, with Oscar winnerOlivia Colmanportraying Anne.
And yetThe Fathermarks the first time hes ever adapted his own material for the screen.
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Its also his directorial debut.
I had the conviction that film could be done based on that.
It was the very beginning of everything for me.
I really wanted to keep that narrative in the adaptation.
And Zeller was surprised, even still, by how similar the movies emotional experience was to the plays.
It speaks to the storys inherent resonance.
This is a very painful, sad issue; in a way, we are all concerned by that.
The way out is the way to share those concerns and those emotions.
In a way, that was the hardest [part], he concedes.
It is difficult, Zeller continues.
But it has to be difficult to test your will, and desire to do something.
The Fatherpremieres Monday, Jan. 27, at the Sundance Film Festival.
