Episode 250: Florian Zeller Discusses The Father

Soundtracking with Edith Bowman

Edith Bowman

Music, Tv & Film, Arts

4.6 • 754 Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Edith spoke to our latest guest on Soundtracking in the midst of our very first lockdown - not only when we were considerably more uncertain about things than we are today, but also before we knew what an extraordinary impact his film was going to have on lovers of cinema.

Since chatting to Florian Zeller, his directorial debut The Father has had all manner of critical acclaim and recognition, including the award for best adapted screenplay (from Florian's own play) and best actor for Anthony Hopkins at this year's Oscars.

Now we're not going to lie, there's not a huge amount of music in The Father, so we don't talk about it at great length, instead focussing on the very skillful way he tells a very challenging story. And we're also going to suggest that if you haven't seen it yet, DON'T LISTEN, because it really is one of those films best watched with as little foreknowledge as possible, and he gives a fair few trade secrets away.

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0:00.0	Hello, this is Simon Mayo.
0:01.4	And this is Mark Kermote.
0:02.6	He's the UK's best and most trusted film critic.
0:05.4	He's a best-selling writer, broadcaster and national treasure.
0:08.7	Far too kind.
0:09.6	Kermode and Mayo's take has all the reviews you need.
0:12.7	And star guests, such as Sir Ian McKellen.
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0:16.7	Emma Stone.
0:17.5	That sounds like something I would love to be a part of.
0:19.8	Ewan McGregor.
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0:30.1	Hello, friends.
0:31.1	How are you?
0:31.9	Edith here with another episode of my podcast soundtracking. Thank you once again for making the choice to listen to us.
0:41.3	I know when I say this most weeks there is so much choice out there when it comes to podcast
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