Yorgos Lanthimos and his three movies

Yorgos Lanthimos was born on May 27, 1973 in Athens, completed his education at the Greek Film and Television School Stravkos. After his education, he directed many commercials and music videos. In addition, Yorgos Lanthimos prepared the opening ceremony of the 2005 Athens Olympics. His first feature film was the 2005 production Kinetta.

After this film, which was nominated for the other award, he shot the films Dogtooth, Attenberg and Alps. He managed to receive the Special Jury Prize of the Cannes Film Festival with his movie The Lobster that he shot in 2015. After watching it, he started his preparations for the movie named The Favourite for 2017 without slowing down.

Lanthimos’s strict and sterile style seems to stem from a fear of melodrama, and a misunderstanding of acting. They deal with concepts as grandiose as language, love, and revenge. Often times, when watching a Lanthimos film, one can often ask themselves “What is going on?”. And in retrospect, that worked out perfectly, because this is what may have led to the spark of creativity in a young Lanthimos. What we can expect from Yorgos Lanthimos is the unexpected. 

An unconventional love story set in a dystopian near future where single people, according to the rules of the Town, are arrested and transferred to the Hotel.  There they are obliged to find a matching mate in 45 days.  If they fail, they are transformed into an animal of their choosing and released in the woods.  A desperate man escapes from the Hotel to the woods where the Loners live and there he falls in love although it's against the rules.

After the untimely death of 16-year-old Martin's father on the operating table, little by little, a deep and empathetic bond begins to form between him and the respected cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr Steven Murphy. At first, expensive gifts and then an invitation for dinner will soon earn the orphaned teenager the approval of Dr Steven's perfect family, even though right from the start, a vague, yet unnerving feeling overshadows Martin's honest intent. And then, unexpectedly, the idyllic family is smote by a fierce and pitiless punishment, while at the same time, everything will start falling apart as the innocents have to suffer. In the end, as the sins of one burden the entire family, only an unimaginable and unendurable decision that demands a pure sacrifice can purge the soul. But to find catharsis, one must first admit the sin.

In the early 18th century, England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving. A frail Queen Anne occupies the throne, and her close friend, Lady Sarah, governs the country in her stead, while tending to Anne's ill health and mercurial temper. When a new servant, Abigail, arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. Sarah takes Abigail under her wing, and Abigail sees a chance to return to her aristocratic roots.