After the father, the son. Soon the Holy Spirit? Florian Zeller, who had a crazy success – as much as deserved – with his incredible The Father in 2020, will be back very soon with a new drama titled The Son. If we will have to wait until March 1, 2023 to discover this new project, the prodigy director presented, in America, the fruit of his work on the occasion of the AFI Festival organized in Los Angeles, on November 5, 2022. A nice opportunity, for him, to find his teams while discovering the reactions of the public.
Overwhelming with truth, doubly Oscar winner, The Father presented on the big screen the ravages of Alzheimer’s disease. The Son, he dwells on the evil of living of a teenager divided between his two parents. To defend this new story, Florian Zeller therefore flew towards the city of angels, where he was able to cross paths with his heroines, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby, and that of producer Iain Canning. Were absent, unfortunately, Hugh Jackman, male headliner of the feature film, as well as Anthony Hopkins, who shot for the second time with the French filmmaker.
Of course, Florian Zeller was supported that day by his wife Marine Delterme. Married to the director for more than 12 years, she never misses an opportunity to be there, by his side, even if it means having to keep their son Roman, born in 2008 from their love. – she is also the mother of Gabriel, from her relationship with the Swiss actor Jean-Philippe Ecoffey. At the slightest opportunity, the actress, formerly heroine of the series Alice Nevers: the judge is a womanexpresses her joy and pride at the idea of witnessing the success of her husband, especially during the preview of the film The Son held earlier at the Venice Film Festival. “I was eleven years older than him, a child of 5, we had escaped from hellshe explained about their meeting at the magazine Paris Match. He took us by the arm, my son and me… It’s incredible! This ‘young man’ almost saved us, he is the noblest soul I have ever met. He brought us back to life. With immense patience….“