Le Père
Le Père (The Father) is a play by the French playwright Florian Zeller that won in 2014 the Molière Award for Best Play. It premiered in September 2012 at the Théâtre Hébertot, Paris, with Robert Hirsch (André) and Isabelle Gélinas (Anne).
| Le Père | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Florian Zeller |
| Characters | André (The father) Anne (daughter) Pierre Laura Man Woman |
| Date premiered | 20 September 2012 |
| Place premiered | Théâtre Hébertot, Paris |
| Original language | French |
| Setting | A flat in Paris, 2010s |
The play was considered as "the most acclaimed new play of the last decade" and won several awards and nominations in Paris, London and New York. The play was translated into English by Christopher Hampton.
It was adapted to make the French film Floride (2015). Zeller directed the 2020 film The Father, starring Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman, which won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, while Hopkins won the Academy Award for Best Actor.
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