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    • Monday, 20 December, 2021
      The FT’s best films, TV shows, podcasts and more of 2021
      Top 10 films of 2021

      A father lost in dementia, first love in LA and the life of a Norwegian pig are among our critic’s highlights of the year

    • Wednesday, 22 September, 2021
      Best FT Weekend interviews of 2021
      The exquisite nonchalance of Isabelle Huppert

      In a candid conversation, the French actress discusses performance, personality and presence with her friend, the film director Florian Zeller

    • Thursday, 3 June, 2021
      InterviewFilm
      Florian Zeller: ‘I wanted to be as far as possible from the theatrical process’

      The playwright on turning ‘The Father’ into an Oscar-winning film, rejecting rehearsals and conjuring Anthony Hopkins

    • Thursday, 11 October, 2018
      ReviewLife & Arts
      The Height of the Storm, Wyndham’s Theatre, London — Jonathan Pryce and Eileen Atkins star in Florian Zeller’s mysterious drama

      A play that defies explanation, yet still grips — thanks largely to its two central performances

    • Monday, 17 October, 2016
      ReviewLife & Arts
      Avant de s’envoler, Théâtre de l’Œuvre, Paris — ‘Virtuosity’

      Florian Zeller is on familiar ground with his new play, but Robert Hirsch excels in the lead role

    • Sunday, 3 April, 2016
      Life & Arts
      Sondheim’s ‘Gypsy’ triumphant at 2016 Olivier awards

      Dame Judi Dench wins eighth award, the most for any performer

    • Thursday, 17 March, 2016
      ReviewLife & Arts
      The Truth, Menier Chocolate Factory, London — ‘Dark and dazzling’

      Florian Zeller’s drama skewers the moral contortions of an unfaithful man

    • Wednesday, 27 January, 2016
      ReviewLife & Arts
      The Mother, Tricycle Theatre, London — ‘Shifts of reality and perspective ’

      Florian Zeller’s new play, following his acclaimed drama The Father, is further proof of his prowess

    • Tuesday, 6 October, 2015
      ReviewLife & Arts
      The Father, Wyndham’s Theatre, London — review

      The very nature of theatre builds empathy for an Alzheimer’s sufferer, to devastating and brilliant effect

    • Wednesday, 13 May, 2015
      ReviewLife & Arts
      The Father, Tricycle Theatre, London — review

      Florian Zeller’s touching play uses the nature of theatre to convey the disorientation of dementia

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