Jung & Film Online | The Father

You are warmly invited to attend our next film evening on Friday 24 June, The Father (run time 1 hour 37 minutes). The Father is a film about grief and what it means to grieve for someone who is still alive. Anthony, played by Antony Hopkins, the oldest actor in history to receive an Oscar for best actor in a film, is a roguishly handsome and cantankerous old widower, a retired engineer who lives alone in an apartment in west London.  He receives regular visits from his affectionate and exasperated daughter, Anne, who is played with intelligence and insight by Olivia Colman. Director, Florian Zeller, gives us an unsettling glimpse into the mind and experience of someone slipping into dementia. The film explores the effects of Anthony’s declining mental state on the relationships with his daughter, son, and carer. Themes of how we deal with this special kind of loss, love between parents and children, protracted grief, change and adaptation to change, interweave throughout this powerful film.

Online Participation Format

The movie is not readily available online. We have a purchased copy, which we will be sharing with you online on the evening.

Cost

The fee for the film evenings is R150. Please make payment through our convenient online booking facility below. The Zoom link will be distributed at 15:00 on the day of the event.

Library

Everyone is invited to visit our website, where you can access our library online. In addition, the library is open Tuesdays 10h00-14h00 and Thursdays 14h00-19h00, with all Covid-19 protocols in place. For more information on this, contact Debra at saajalibrary@outlook.com

We hope to see you on Zoom, and look forward to continuing our stimulating film discussions.