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Line 1: {{Short description|Film directed by Florian Zeller}} {{Use American English|date=December 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}} Line 25: * [[Anthony Hopkins]] }} | cinematography = [[Ben Smithard]] | editing = [[Yorgos Lamprinos]] | music = [[Hans Zimmer]] Line 41: * [[Sony Pictures Classics]] (United States) * [[UGC Distribution]] (France) * [[STX Entertainment#STX Films|STX Films]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/the-son-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmda4mzky |title=The Son (2022) |publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |access-date=9 March 2023}}</ref> * [[Black Bear Pictures]]<ref name="bbuk">{{cite web|title=Black Bear Hires Luane Gauer As SVP International Production & Acquisitions|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Melanie|last=Goodfellow|date=7 February 2023|access-date=26 June 2023|url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/black-bear-international-hires-luane-gauer-as-svp-international-production-and-acquisitions-1235252103/amp/}}</ref> (United Kingdom) }} | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2022|9|7|[[79th Venice International Film Festival|Venice]]|2023|1|20|United States|2023|2|17|United Kingdom|2023|3|1|France}} Line 55 ⟶ 56: }} '''''The Son''''' is a 2022 [[Drama (film and television)|drama ''The Son'' had its world premiere at the [[79th Venice International Film Festival]] on 7 September 2022, and was released for a one-week [[limited theatrical release]] in [[New York City]] and [[Los Angeles]] on 25 November 2022, before a wide release in the United States on 20 January 2023 by [[Sony Pictures Classics]]. The film received mixed reviews from critics, though Jackman's performance received praise. At the [[80th Golden Globe Awards]] and [[27th Satellite Awards]], Jackman was nominated for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama. Line 62 ⟶ 63: Peter Miller is recently married to his second wife, Beth, and is raising their newborn baby. His ex-wife, Kate, unexpectedly shows up and says their 17-year-old son, Nicholas, is [[Major depressive disorder|depressed]] and has dropped out of school. Although Peter barely knows Nicholas, he agrees to house him. Peter also has a terrible relationship with his own father, Anthony, who was cruel when he wasn't absent from Peter's life. However, Peter has moved on from his [[childhood trauma]] and hopes to be a good father Despite trying to bond with Nicholas, Peter refuses to acknowledge that he has deeply wounded him by [[Infidelity|cheating]] on Kate. But when Nicholas attempts [[suicide]] and is placed in an in-patient [[Residential treatment center#Children and teens|treatment facility]], Peter belatedly grasps his responsibility for the situation. Line 76 ⟶ 77: * [[Hugh Quarshie]] as Dr. Harris, Nicholas' therapist * [[Anthony Hopkins]] as Anthony Miller, Peter's father and Nicholas' grandfather. * [[Gretchen Egolf]] as ER Psychiatrist ==Production== During an interview via [[Zoom (software)|Zoom]] after the [[93rd Academy Awards]] nominations were announced, director/writer [[Florian Zeller]] revealed to ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' that he was finishing up an adaptation of one of his plays titled ''The Son''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Blyth |first=Antonia |date=15 March 2021 |title=Oscar-Nominated 'The Father' Director Florian Zeller Has Next Adaptation 'The Son' in the Works |url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/oscar-nominations-the-father-florian-zeller-interview-the-son-1234714776/ |access-date=15 March 2021 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en-US}}</ref> In April 2021, [[Hugh Jackman]] and [[Laura Dern]] were cast to star in the film.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wiseman |first=Andreas |date=14 April 2021 |title=Hugh Jackman & Laura Dern to Star in Florian Zeller's 'The Son', See-Saw to Produce Follow-Up to Oscar-Nominee 'The Father' |url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/hugh-jackman-laura-dern-the-son-father-florian-zeller-follow-up-1234734035/ |access-date=14 April 2021 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en-US}}</ref> In June 2021, [[Vanessa Kirby]] joined the cast of the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/vanessa-kirby-florian-zeller-the-son-1234992362/ |title=Vanessa Kirby Joins Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern in Florian Zeller's 'The Son' (EXCLUSIVE) |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |first1=Elsa |last1=Keslassy |first2=Matt |last2=Donnelly |date=28 June 2021 |access-date=16 August 2021}}</ref> [[Principal photography]] began in August 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CSpQFYRgFsd/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CSpQFYRgFsd |archive-date=26 December 2021 |url-access=registration |title=Today was the first shooting day of #theson with the wonderful @vanessa__kirby and @thehughjackman @sonyclassics @orangestudiofr @see_saw_films |publisher=[[Instagram]] |first=Florian |last=Zeller |date=16 August 2021 |access-date=16 August 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> 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 film)|The Father]]'' (2020), for which he won the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]].<ref name="Hopkins">{{Cite web |last=Grater |first=Tom |date=11 October 2021 |title=Florian Zeller's 'The Son' Sells Out Globally; Anthony Hopkins & Zen McGrath Join Cast |url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/florian-zellers-the-son-sells-out-globally-embankment-cross-city-1234853867/ ==Release== In July 2021, [[Sony Pictures Classics]] acquired distribution rights to the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/sony-pictures-classics-teams-again-with-oscar-winner-florian-zeller-for-the-son-1234787528/ |title=Sony Pictures Classics Teams Again with Oscar Winner Florian Zeller for 'The Son' |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |date=7 July 2021 |access-date=16 August 2021}}</ref> [[STX Entertainment]] claimed the distribution rights for the UK, Benelux, Italy, Scandinavia and Iceland that same month.<ref name="Hopkins"/> Despite STX's main international office in London shutting down,<ref>{{cite web |title=STX to begin winding down UK office |website=[[Screen International#Screen Daily (website)|Screen Daily]] |first=Jeremy |last=Kay |date=29 July 2022 |access-date=9 March 2023 |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/stx-to-begin-winding-down-uk-office-exclusive/5173047.article}}</ref> the company managed to release the film in the aforementioned territories, with [[Black Bear Pictures]] co-distributing the film in the UK. The film had its world premiere in ==Reception== On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 29%, based on ===Accolades=== Line 98 ⟶ 100: ! scope="col"| Recipient ! scope="col"| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{ |- ! scope="row"| [[AACTA Awards#2011–present: AACTA Awards|AACTA International Awards]] Line 117 ⟶ 119: | [[Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture|Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama]] | {{nom}} | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pressacademy.com/2022- |- ! scope="row"| [[Venice Film Festival|Venice International Film Festival]] Line 136 ⟶ 138: {{Florian Zeller}} {{Christopher Hampton}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Son, The}} Line 144 ⟶ 147: [[Category:French films based on plays]] [[Category:Sony Pictures Classics films]] [[Category: [[Category: [[Category:Films directed by Florian Zeller]] [[Category:Films with screenplays by Christopher Hampton]] [[Category:Films scored by Hans Zimmer]]
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