Octopus in 2004’s Spider-Man 2 to an opportunistic father in 2009’s An Education, and so on. The enormously talented Molina has an expansive range, stretching from his first screen role in Steven Spielberg’s 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark to Mexican mural artist Diego Rivera in 2002’s Frida to Spidey’s arch-nemesis Dr. He knows he has a fab job, and obviously enjoys doing it, much to audiences’ delight. Molina is one of those lovable thespians who always exudes a love of acting (unlike others like Marlon Brando who moan and groan about their art form). The venerable playwright Christopher Hampton translated Zeller’s text from French into English. Likewise, Kenneth Cranham won Britain’s Olivier Award for Best Actor, while The Father was nominated for the Olivier for Best New Play in 2016. In 2016 The Father was Tony-nominated for Best Play, while Frank Langella scored the acting Tony for his portrayal of André. Zeller is a French novelist and playwright who has won Molière Awards, Paris’s highest theatrical accolade. But in contrast to, say, Rolexes, André’s watches are more akin to Salvador Dalí’s melting timepieces, symbolizing the distortion of the passage of time. André is also always looking for his watch, which he accuses caregivers and others of stealing as a convenient ruse to sack them, so he can maintain his ephemeral sense of independence.
The lighting and sound designers, respectively Elizabeth Harper and John Zalewski, adroitly enhance the loss of his bearings, with David Meyer’s shape-shifting sets adding to André’s sense of mental mayhem.Īt one point race is effectively used for shock value-not in a cultural, ethnic sense but in a visual way that jolts the senses. Ably directed by Jessica Kubzansky, this one-act Alzheimer-palooza is staged in what is usually described as a “cinematic” way, with intercutting and perhaps even montage used to indicate André’s (Molina) increasingly fragmented, confused perception of reality. PASADENA, Calif.-Alfred Molina renders a devastating depiction of dementia in Florian Zeller’s award-winning play The Father.
Sue Cremin and Alfred Molina in ‘The Father’ / Jenny Graham
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