Premiere - The Son : A Premiere in Paris at the Cinémathèque

By Mulder, Paris, La Cinémathèque, 20 february 2023

Our media was present tonight at the Premiere organized at the Cinémathèque de Paris of Florian Zeller's new film The Son. The film was presented in the presence of the director and the two main actors Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern. We propose you to discover our video shot in 4K :

The Son is a 2022 drama film directed by Florian Zeller from a screenplay written by himself and Christopher Hampton. It is based on Zeller's 2018 stage play of the same name, which is framed as a prequel to The Father, with Hopkins reprising his role as Anthony and Zeller returning as writer and director. The film stars Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby, Zen McGrath, Hugh Quarshie, and Anthony Hopkins. Jackman was nominated for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama at the 80th Golden Globe Awards.

Principal photography began in August 2021. As of October 2021, production had concluded. It was reported Anthony Hopkins and Zen McGrath had also joined the cast, the former of whom is reuniting with Zeller after working on The Father (2020), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor.

In July 2021, Sony Pictures Classics acquired distribution rights to the film. STX Entertainment claimed the distribution rights for the UK, Benelux, Italy, Scandinavia and Iceland that same month. However, following the announcement that STX Entertainment's British offices were shutting down, the distribution changed to Lionsgate UK.

The film had its world premiere in-competition at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 7, 2022. Its North American premiere took place at the Toronto International Film Festival that same month on September 12, 2022.  It also screened at the 2022 AFI Fest on November 5, 2022. The film was initially scheduled for a limited release in the United States on 11 November 2022, with expansions in the following weeks, before its limited release was shifted to November 25. Its US limited release was later shifted again to a one-week engagement from 25 November, only in limited New York City and Los Angeles theaters, before a nationwide release on 20 January 2023.

Our photos of this event are available on our Flickr page

Synopsis : 
At seventeen, Nicholas seems to be drifting, he is no longer the bright child who used to smile all the time. What is happening to him? Overwhelmed by the situation, his mother agrees to let him live with his father, Peter. Recently remarried and the father of a newborn child, he tries to overcome his incomprehension, anger and helplessness in the hope of finding his son.

The Son
Directed by Florian Zeller
Screenplay by Florian Zeller, Christopher Hampton
Based on The son by Florian Zeller
Produced by Joanna Laurie, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Florian Zeller, Christophe Spadone
Starring     Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby, Zen McGrath, Anthony Hopkins
Cinematography : Ben Smithard
Edited by Yorgos Lamprinos
Music by Hans Zimmer
Production companies : CAA Media Finance, Film4, Ingenious Media, Orange Studio, Cross City Films, Embankment, See-Saw Films, Inthevoid Production
Distributed by    Sony Pictures Classics (United States), UGC Distribution (France), Lionsgate (United Kingdom)
Release dates : 7 September 2022 (Venice), 20 January 2023 (United States), 17 February 2023 (United Kingdom), 8 March 2023 (France)
Running time : 123 minutes

Photos and video : Copyright Boris Colletier / Mulderville