We welcome back master actor Frank Langella who has received critical acclaim for his performance in The Father, a new play by French dramatist Florian Zeller, making its American premiere at Manhattan Theatre Club on Broadway. Frank Langella plays the lead character, Andre, and the beauty and the horror of seeing “The Father” is that Zeller puts us inside his head for most of the drama. Directed by Elvin A. Badger. Who is the man she brings with her? Frank Langella and Kathryn Erbe: a sense of existential horror lurking under the surface. Her husband? Info. Frank Langella in “The Father'. Langella discusses why, despite the play's grim subject matter and his character's harrowing inner journey, he has enthusiastically taken on playing the role. Three-time Tony Award winner Frank Langella returns to the stage in The Father, an all-new Broadway production of the play which captivated Paris and London. Shopping. The Father (extended through June 19, 2016) His watch disappears and reappears. Broadway Review: ‘The Father’ Starring Frank Langella Samuel J. Friedman Theater; 650 seats; $150 top. UPDATE 11:25 A.M.: Frank Langella comments, exclusively, below. With the exception of a few unnecessary soliloquies, the dialogue is often powerful in its simplicity and Zeller effectively communicates a sense of existential horror lurking just below everyday chatter. André (Frank Langella), a former engineer, lives in a luxurious apartment in Paris, furnished with mementoes of his work and travels. It’s an urbane, elegant space, but André no longer feels comfortable here. Frank Langella was born on January 1, 1938, into an Italian–American family in Bayonne, New Jersey. Frank Langella, A Lion In Winter, On Broadway’s ‘The Father’, ‘The Americans’ & HBO’s ‘All The Way’: Deadline Q&A Reviewed April 7. Frank Langella on IMDb: Awards, nominations, and wins. Copy link. Copy link. The Father, by Florian Zeller, translated by Christopher Hampton. ‘The Father’ Knows Best: Frank Langella Reflects on His Theatrical Legacy By Harry Haun • 06/08/16 10:00am Actor Frank Langella sitting inside of the Friedman Theatre. Manhattan Theatre ClubWith elements of a thriller and absurdist comedy, the play takes us into the experience of a man losing his grip – though some very English slang rankles, Last modified on Thu 26 Mar 2020 08.38 EDT. The play deals with the struggles and perceptions of an 80 year-old man, as he descends into acute dementia. Tap to unmute. He begins the play suavely enough, dressed in elegant casualwear, but soon devolves into a man whining that he won’t change out of his nightclothes: “I’ll only have to put my pajamas back on tonight, won’t I?” It’s a deterioration Langella clearly relishes. Commenting has been disabled at this time but you can still. After Frank Langella’s bravura star turn in Florian Zeller’s The Father, we are sure to get to see one of Zeller’s other nine plays in New York, most likely The Mother or The Truth, which have already been translated by Hampton for their London productions. The Father review – Frank Langella devastates in study of dementia 4 out of 5 stars. The Father Star Frank Langella & Director Doug Hughes on How Not to Be Intimidating, So-Called Celebrities & Awards Season Tony-Nominated The Father , Starring Frank Langella, Extends on Broadway Zeller himself describes it as a “tragic farce”. Opened April 14, 2016. Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys Women's History Month STARmeter Awards San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film … Captain Fantastic | The Other Father. Frank Langella Talks About Losing His Mind Eight Times a Week on ... say it's an occupational hazard," says the three-time Tony Award winner of playing an elderly man with dementia in 'The Father.' The Father, a deliberately disorienting new play starring Frank Langella, is the second work that I’ve seen on a New York stage in the last two months that focuses on a character struggling with dementia, and the fifth that features such a character. So leave it to Frank Langella … Broadway: Frank Langella stars in ‘The Father ... Anne (Kathryn Erbe) is upset at her father, Andre (Langella). Frank Langella and Kathryn Erbe in “The Father.” (Joan Marcus) By . André ( Frank Langella ), a former engineer, lives in a luxurious apartment in Paris, furnished with mementoes of his work and travels. Parts of the play can feel somewhat too pat, as though Zeller is amusing himself in finding out how many ways he can alter reality using the familiar mechanisms of the stage – an audience’s trust of exposition, the faith in representational setting, the tendency to identify a particular character with a single actor. If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device. It is clearly a play about dementia, though that word is never spoken, nor are any of its cognates. The Father, though, is only a might-see play, more of a vehicle than a destination. Watch later. Just last week, Frank Langella was gasping for breath in his role as a Russian spy handler exposed to a deadly virus on FX's The Americans. Jack loves his daughter, and by extension, his grandchildren perhaps as much as he blames Ben for everything that has befallen them. With Susan Haskins, Frank Langella, Michael Riedel. Unfortunately, the translation, by Christopher Hampton, sounds more London-ish than Parisian, particularly in its slang, with phrases like “stick them in my gob” and “getting on everybody’s tits” bound to rankle American ears. Share. Info. Apparently, another nurse has quit, and she wants to know what he did. And why does his appearance keep changing? Seven-time Tony Award nominee Frank Langella discuss 'The Father' on Broadway, HBO's 'All The Way' and FX's 'The Americans'. Langella, who has terrific force, but doesn’t always seem to pay much attention to the actors around him, responds to this dislocation with petulance, confusion, cruelty and anger, much of it directed at women – the long-suffering Anne and the home health aides who come to care for him. UPDATE 11:25 A.M.: Frank Langella comments, exclusively, below. This is a harrowing and honest portrayal of the terrible effects of Alzheimer's, not just on the man, but also on the family that surrounds him. Watch later. Frank Langella According to production notes, The Father "offers a fascinating look inside the mind of Andre ( Frank Langella ), a retired dancer living with his adult daughter Anne and her husband. His father, Frank A. Langella Sr., was the president of the ‘Bayonne Barrel and Drum Company.’ His mother’s name was Angelina Langella. The final scene is a terrible and tragic reversion, in which a man of articulacy and power is reduced to a kind of infantilism, left with with no language but a cry. In CAPTAIN FANTASTIC, Frank Langella plays Jack, the other father in the film.As Leslie’s dad, he is the grandfather of the six kids being raised by her husband, Ben Cash (Viggo Mortensen). You're signed out. Frank Langella in “The Father' - YouTube. His elder daughter, Anne (Kathryn Erbe), is around too often or not often enough. (There are a couple of scenes without André, but these seem like missteps.). This production through its brilliant writing brings the audience into the Alzheimer’s experience. Frank Langella was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, to Angelina and Frank A. Langella, a business executive. Frank Langella talks to press backstage at the 2016 Tony Awards after winning Best Actor in a Play for 'The Father. Tap to unmute. The play deals with the struggles and perceptions of an 80 year-old man, as he descends into acute dementia. Shopping. 10 PHOTOS Share. See Frank Langella in the American Premiere of The Father The new play by Molière Award winner Florian Zellernow opens Thursday, April 14 at MTC’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Frank Langella plays a man wrestling with encroaching dementia and Kathryn Erbe portrays his daughter in Florian Zeller’s drama “The Father.” Credit... Caitlin Ochs for The New York Times See Frank Langella in the American Premiere of The Father. He is of Italian descent. Original tape date: April 15, 2016.First aired: April 30, 2016.We welcome back master actor Frank Langella who has received critical acclaim for his performance in \"The Father,\" a new play by French dramatist Florian Zeller, having its American premiere at Manhattan Theatre Club on Broadway. Instead the play, now under the confident direction of Doug Hughes, takes us inside André’s experience and asks us to confront his shifting sense of reality without recourse to any diagnosis. The Father: Unforgettable (Hopefully) By Ross Frank Langella has returned to Broadway this season to headline the superb new play that has been winning awards all over Europe. Her lover? http://www.playbill.com/videos Three-time Tony Award winner Frank Langella stars in the American premiere of Florian Zeller's "The Father." But he dismisses most of this cleverness in an ending that is both sentimental and searing and will probably devastate anyone who has seen a close friend or relative suffer from dementia. Directed by Doug Hughes. But it … The set, lighting and even the costuming conspire nicely to suggest André’s increasingly slippery sense of place and self. The new play by Molière Award winner Florian Zellernow opens Thursday, April 14 at MTC’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Florian Zeller’s The Father, produced by Manhattan Theatre Club, has aspects of both a thriller and an absurdist comedy, and something more poignant than either. This deeply… The Father: A New Broadway Play Starring Frank Langella. THE FATHER," August Strindberg's taut psychological drama of paternal paranoia, is not a play that customarily causes audiences to cry out in shock. Langella, an Italian American, was born January 1, 1938, in Bayonne, New Jersey, the son of Angelina and Frank A. 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