Florian Zeller, a world-acclaimed playwright who made his directorial debut with the Oscar-winning film “ The Father ” starring Anthony Hopkins, has joined the Académie Française, a prestigious French literary society founded in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu.

Created during the prolific reign of Louis XIV, the Académie Française has played a significant role in shaping French culture, preserving and updating the country’s language, grammar and usage over time.

The 40 members of the Académie Française, called “immortals,” are famous writers, philosophers and scientists, such as Victor Hugo, Corneille, Edmond Rostand, Jean Cocteau and Eugene Ionesco. At the age of 46, Zeller is the second youngest member ever elected by the society, following Cyrano de Bergerac who was 33 when he joined in

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