Le Père (play)

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Le Père is a stage play by Florian Zeller that portrays an elderly man's descent into dementia through fragmented, shifting perspectives.

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instanceOf stage play
theatrical work
adaptedAs The Father (2020 film) NERFINISHED
The Father (play) NERFINISHED
author Florian Zeller NERFINISHED
centralCharacter André NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
criticalReception widely acclaimed
dialogueLanguage French
dramaticFocus confusion between reality and illusion
subjective experience of cognitive decline
explores breakdown of identity
loss of autonomy in old age
parent–child relationships
featuresCharacter André NERFINISHED
Anne NERFINISHED
genre drama
tragicomedy
hasAdaptationLanguage English
hasAuthorNationality French
hasCharacterRole André is the father with dementia NERFINISHED
Anne is André’s daughter
hasEnglishTitle The Father NERFINISHED
hasForm two-act play
hasOriginalTitle Le Père NERFINISHED
hasStageMedium spoken drama
hasStructure shifting realities
short scenes
hasTargetAudience adult theatre audiences
intendedMedium stage
isPartOf Florian Zeller’s cycle of plays on aging and memory
mainTheme aging
dementia
memory loss
medium live theatre
narrativeTechnique fragmented perspective
unreliable narration
notableQuality innovative representation of dementia on stage
originalLanguage French
portrays family relationships under strain
psychological effects of dementia
premiereCountry France NERFINISHED
premiereLocation Paris NERFINISHED
setting contemporary Paris
subject an elderly man’s descent into dementia
timePeriodOfCreation 2010s
workOf Florian Zeller NERFINISHED

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The Father basedOn Le Père (play)
subject surface form: The Father (2020 film)