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The son / a See-Saw Films production ; a film by Florian Zeller ; directed by Florian Zeller ; produced by Joanna Laurie, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Florian Zeller, Christophe Spadone.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Zeller, Florian--Film adaptations.
- Zeller, Florian.
- Fathers and sons--Drama.
- Fathers and sons.
- Families--Drama.
- Families.
- Teenage boys--Drama.
- Teenage boys.
- Suicide--Drama.
- Suicide.
- Genre:
- Fiction films.
- Feature films.
- Film adaptations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (123 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Sony Pictures Classics, 2022.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- A cautionary tale that follows a family as it struggles to reunite after falling apart. The Son centers on Peter (Hugh Jackman), whose hectic life with his infant and new partner Beth (Vanessa Kirby) is upended when his ex-wife Kate (Laura Dern) appears at his door to discuss their son Nicholas (Zen McGrath), who is now a teenager. The young man has been missing school for months and is deeply troubled. Peter strives to take care of Nicholas as he would have wanted his own father (Anthony Hopkins) to have taken care of him while juggling his and Beth's new son, and at work an offer of a dream position in Washington. However, by reaching for the past to correct its mistakes, he loses sight of how to hold onto Nicholas in the present.
- Participant:
- Hugh Jackman, Vanessa Kirby, Laura Dern, Zen McGrath, Anthony Hopkins, Hugh Quarshie.
- Notes:
- Based on the play "Le fils" by Florian Zeller.
- Title from title screen (viewed January 03, 2025).
- OCLC:
- 1469125664
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