The Father (2021)Movies

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I’ve been reviewing Trump movies, and now it’s après moi, le deluge time. I saw The Father a couple of weeks ago in a typically empty theater, and was moved by its study of dementia and bravura acting by an excellent cast. Directed by Florian Zeller and based on his play, The Father tells the story of Anthony (Anthony Hopkins), an elderly man who lives alone in his shadowy apartment. 

Anthony is visited by Anne (Olivia Coleman), his daughter, who tells Anthony she has a new attendant for him, as she is moving to France with a boyfriend. Anthony is confused. When did all this happen?

More confusion comes as Laura (Imogen Poots) is introduced, his new housekeeper. Anthony just fired the last one, accusing her of trying to...