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The Father
This week we are talking about the 2020 psychological drama film The Father, directed by Florian Zeller in his directorial debut.
The film stars Sir Anthony Hopkins as an ageing Welsh man living with dementia, in a role that won him the Academy Award for Best Actor. The cast also includes Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss, Imogen Poots, Rufus Sewell, and Olivia Williams.
We kick off with Rob (the Scotsman) ranting about the eternal wait times at the doctor’s office — and it somehow spirals into an attempt to get the Aussie to open up about his own medical history. That leads to a deeper chat about how uniforms change our perception of people — doctors, police, airline pilots... it gets interesting fast.
SPOILER ALERT: Watch this movie before listening.
It’s essential viewing if you want the full impact.
And then — chaos.
The Scotsman gives this movie a full 5/5. The Aussie? 1/5.
And in over 200 episodes, the Scotsman has never been more shocked.
What follows is one of our most fascinating and personal discussions yet — about how and why this movie connects deeply with one of us… and completely misses the mark for the other.
Trigger warning: This film deals heavily with dementia, ageing, and the emotional toll on carers and family.
The Aussie, clearly unimpressed, declares it “slow, repetitive, miscast”… and then compares it to Duel, of all things. The Scotsman is speechless. He spends most of the episode trying to figure out how on earth this emotional powerhouse didn’t land with his co-host.
We break down how the film’s intentional disorientation mirrors the experience of dementia — a storytelling device that the Scotsman believes is utterly brilliant. The Aussie? Not so much.
We’d genuinely love to know who you agree with here — it’s a polarising episode for a polarising film.
Rohan Reminisces and Trivia round out the episode as usual — this week with a few laughs, a few facts, and a surprising reflection or two.
The podcast is available now on Spotify or Apple. Please click the subscribe or follow button – it really does help us be seen amongst all the other podcasts.
Thanks for your support
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By Aussie and The ScotsmanThis week we are talking about the 2020 psychological drama film The Father, directed by Florian Zeller in his directorial debut.
The film stars Sir Anthony Hopkins as an ageing Welsh man living with dementia, in a role that won him the Academy Award for Best Actor. The cast also includes Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss, Imogen Poots, Rufus Sewell, and Olivia Williams.
We kick off with Rob (the Scotsman) ranting about the eternal wait times at the doctor’s office — and it somehow spirals into an attempt to get the Aussie to open up about his own medical history. That leads to a deeper chat about how uniforms change our perception of people — doctors, police, airline pilots... it gets interesting fast.
SPOILER ALERT: Watch this movie before listening.
It’s essential viewing if you want the full impact.
And then — chaos.
The Scotsman gives this movie a full 5/5. The Aussie? 1/5.
And in over 200 episodes, the Scotsman has never been more shocked.
What follows is one of our most fascinating and personal discussions yet — about how and why this movie connects deeply with one of us… and completely misses the mark for the other.
Trigger warning: This film deals heavily with dementia, ageing, and the emotional toll on carers and family.
The Aussie, clearly unimpressed, declares it “slow, repetitive, miscast”… and then compares it to Duel, of all things. The Scotsman is speechless. He spends most of the episode trying to figure out how on earth this emotional powerhouse didn’t land with his co-host.
We break down how the film’s intentional disorientation mirrors the experience of dementia — a storytelling device that the Scotsman believes is utterly brilliant. The Aussie? Not so much.
We’d genuinely love to know who you agree with here — it’s a polarising episode for a polarising film.
Rohan Reminisces and Trivia round out the episode as usual — this week with a few laughs, a few facts, and a surprising reflection or two.
The podcast is available now on Spotify or Apple. Please click the subscribe or follow button – it really does help us be seen amongst all the other podcasts.
Thanks for your support