Tag Archives: Yorgos Lanthimos

Yorgos Lanthimos’ triptych (film: Kinds of Kindness – Yorgos Lanthimos, 2024)

Yorgos Lanthimos invites us into his world with the triptych ‘Kinds of Kindness‘ (2024). The format of the short-medium format film collection is not entirely new. Of course, we know him from the small screens with illustrious precedents such as … Continue reading

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a twisted, wonderful, disturbing fairy tale (film: Poor Things – Yorgos Lanthimos, 2023)

I confess that after watching Yorgos Lanthimos‘ previous film – ‘The Favourite’ – I was a bit worried. It was a period film and seemed like evidence of an unwanted (by me) cinematic maturity. I loved in that movie attention … Continue reading

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surrealist dystopia (Film: The Lobster – Yorgos Lanthimos, 2015)

After seeing ‘The Lobster‘ I have no doubt that Yorgos Lanthimos is one of the most remarkable film directors living and creating today. Each of his films shocks and disturbs, in each one there are copious doses of absurdity and … Continue reading

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the favo(u)rite of the race to Oscars (film: The Favourite – Yorgos Lanthimos, 2018)

I confess that Yorgos Lanthimos‘ films confuse me. Each one that I’ve seen approaches a well-known genre, starts from premises that seem familiar to us, as moviegoers with some experience, and gets totally elsewhere – in territories where the laws … Continue reading

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disturbing parable (Film: The Killing of a Sacred Deer – Yorgos Lanthimos, 2017)

The movies of Yorgos Lanthimos are hard to compare or include in a category. Maybe they should be declared a genre of their own. Dogtooth or The Lobster provided dystopian perspectives of family and love.  With ‘The Killing of a … Continue reading

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