What you need to know:
Yorgos Lanthimos will release a new film in 2024 and to be in line with his filmography, we will tell you where you can see (almost) all of his films.
Yorgos Lanthimos came straight from Greece to give Hollywood a 180-degree turn. The director, who has been here for about 10 years, brought with him a cinema that was original irreverent, innovative, absurd, we could even say daring, and that, in a way, called into question the risks that filmmakers take between their films.
The questions that Yorgos Lanthimos indirectly raised through his cinema ranged from technical aspects to the stories, especially the second ones in their narrative: the cast, the development of the characters, the setting and the script.
Perhaps the Greek director played it safe in his last film since it was a larger production. But that doesn’t stop us from talking about it one of the most important and interesting creators in both Hollywood and the industry in general.
So build on your success Poor thingsannouncing his next film titled Types of kindness and in reality we are big fans, We leave you the (almost) complete list of where you can watch all his films (features) on streaming platforms.
Kinetta
2005
Kinetta It was Yorgos Lanthimos’ first major film. (also sole director) and the one that put him on the map of European cinema as one of the most irreverent and original voices. The movie stars a maid, a photographer and a driverall with a strange need to perceive the most intimate things in others, to observe and to create fantasies.
Kinetta Is available in MUBI.
Dog tooth
2009
1972 the Mexican director Arturo Ripsetin premiered The Castle of Puritya drama in which a father, convinced that the world is dangerous, imprisons his family for 18 years. His three children gradually discover some intimate and personal factors that change the family dynamic.
Many believe that this story and this film are related to it Dog tooththe third feature film by Yorgos Lanthimos (Winner of “Un Sure Regard” at Cannes) on a father who keeps his family hidden from the outside world in the same wayAfter his firstborn fled, he became stricter with his wife and three children.
In Dog tooth However, there are no names We are faced with a family made up of people, the majority of whom behave like animals from an education imparted at home in which words adapt to the needs to preserve the secret of their existence. In the truest sense of the word, the children bark and lick, the latter in exchange for “prizes”.
Lanthimos has created a drama with hints of dark humor that does not come across as comic relief in the face of such an exciting story set in a house (large but perceived as a fortress). But how an analysis of the imposition of trauma on children’s bodies and minds through language.
Dog tooth Is available in MUBI.
Alps
2011
With the departure in 2011 of AlpsAgain a purely Greek production, the name Yorgos Lanthimos became a reference for “absurd” cinema. Because? Because the media paid attention to the surface of their stories without pointing out that the absurdity was just the facade of something more realistic (even on a psychological level).
Dog tooth was described as a comedy (which it is not, as the word is used in a way that puts the audience at odds with their own understanding of reality and lack of empathy), and the same fate occurred Alpswhich shows us a company whose services consist of helping people cope with the loss of a loved one.
As? Various actors take the place of the deceased and become part of the everyday life of families or couples. Reliving important moments with dialogue and costumes, but above all with the presence of someone who takes the name of someone who is no longer here.
And that’s how we know it to an actress who takes her job very seriously and breaks some company rules by getting involved with couples who have lost their love or accepting very personal terms from daughters or mothers. Over time, Nurse is no longer herself, but all the people she wanted to return to their reality, not that of their families.
Alps tells us how The only certain thing in life is death, and our fear of loss and pain is so great that we become terrible actors in sequences we largely forget but others we hold on to. Filling the void of a being that is no longer there, but which of them all?
Alps Is available in MUBI.
The lobster
2015
The lobster represented the arrival of Yorgos Lanthimos in Hollywood with a cast led by Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz. Did he do it right or did he do it wrong? Opinions differ, especially because his cinema suffers from constant comparisons with Greek productions.
And they forgot a few important points: Language and geography. So putting aside the importance of these two in understanding a story and its development, this is what we say The lobster in a great film that deliberately aims at a more commercial market (Be careful, this doesn’t mean it’s understandable). And it’s okay.
The lobster is employed a dystopian future where being single is almost a crime. Therefore, all singles, regardless of the circumstances of their singleness, such as divorce, must go to a hotel to find a partner. If a certain deadline is not met, they will be transformed into animals.
David goes to the hotel with a dog (his brother) to find a partner. To buy time, he has to hunt down singles who fled the system because they couldn’t find anyone. During the hunt, David meets a woman who has run away and he falls in love with him. Run away before your time is up.
The lobster Is available in Netflix.
The killing of a sacred deer
2017
Yorgos Lanthimos repeated with Colin Farrell for The killing of a frightened deerand added Nicole Kidman and Barry Keoghan to its cast (which we could say is his first important role) and Alicia Silverstone. The film won the Best Screenplay award at the Cannes Film Festival.
The killing of a frightened deer has as protagonist A surgeon who meets a strange teenager who was the son of a patient who died under the doctor’s care. Early on, Dr. Steven Martin’s need for a father figure, so he accepts it and even takes him into his house.
But he soon notices that Martin’s intentions and his demeanor contain a certain perversion. And his arrival begins to make his family sick. The how and why doesn’t exist, it just happens that their children begin to suffer irreparable physical damage. The solution is to sacrifice one of them, but who?
The killing of a frightened deer, Based on the myth of Iphigenia, it’s more like a horror film than anything else. Yorgos Lanthimos himself said that he was depressed and devastated towards the end of the film. Steven pretends to be a god who helps people through science. Martin is a demon. The collision has perverse consequences.
The killing of a sacred deer Is available in Prime Video And Max.
The favourite
2018
With The favourite began the strong collaboration between Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone. Although she wasn’t the only one. He also came back Rachel Weisz and supplemented Olivia Colman. The result? One of the most remarkable films of recent years, which brought nominations for the three protagonists and a win for Colman.
The favourite It is set in the 18th century and has as protagonists Queen Anna, a lonely and sickly woman who survives thanks to her best friend, advisor and lover Sarah (Who is actually the one who reigns against the Queen’s “childish” attitudes).
one day comes Abigail, a young woman who has fallen from grace, Sarah’s cousin, and who gradually develops a close and intimate relationship with the queen. Abigail will gradually replace Sarah as the most important figure for Anna, but with terrible consequences for an entire country.
As you can imagine, the performances of the three are brutal: Three women in a sexual and dominant triangle, but not love, based on the tragedy of loneliness, which is reinforced by the manipulation of emotions before the body. All the characters, somehow, They create fractures with the possibility of ridicule and affection.
The favourite Is available in Netflix And Star+. HERE we leave you the full review.
Poor things
2023
Poor things is one of the most talked about films of 2023 and 2024, courtesy of Yorgos Lanthimos. The cast is once again led by Emma Stone next to Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo And Ramy Youssef to bring us the first television adaptation of Alasdair Gray’s novel of the same name.
Poor Things shows us the work of Dr. Godwin Baxter, who revolutionized the field of medicine through operations that mixed living beings. Godwin is looking for a student who can take notes on his latest work, and that’s how he comes into contact with Max McCandles.
And what should Max do? Will follow Pretty, a beautiful woman with the body of someone over 30 but the mental age of a baby. And this is the doctor’s experiment: the implantation of an unborn child’s brain into its own mother’s head.
Bella begins to learn everything faster, such as walking, talking, eating and all basic functions. But the part of “Behavior” gets complicated, especially when Bella discovers her body and its potential.revealing a need for pleasure that is culturally penalized, particularly in women.
Poor things Is available in Star+.