Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “The Father”

The entire six-part series delving into the Oscar-winning drama dealing with the mental decline of a family’s patriarchal figure.

This week, we have been reading, analyzing, and discussing the script and movie The Father. Screenplay by Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller, based on Zeller’s play.

Scene-By-Scene Breakdown
Plot
Characters
Themes
Dialogue
Takeaways

For my 7-part series on How to Read a Screenplay, go here.

30 Days of Screenplays: Volume 1

30 Days of Screenplays: Volume 2

To access over 100 analyses of previous movie scripts we have read and discussed at Go Into The Story, go here.

Years ago, I came up with this mantra: Watch movies. Read scripts. Write pages. A link to my reflections on that here.

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of reading movie scripts.