Yorgos Lanthimos
Yorgos Lanthimos | |
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Γιώργος Λάνθιμος | |
Born | Athens, Greece | 23 September 1973
Occupation | Filmmaker |
Years active | 2001–present |
Spouse | |
Awards | Full list |
Yorgos Lanthimos (
Lanthimos started his career in
He has since collaborated with actress Emma Stone in the period black comedies The Favourite (2018) and Poor Things (2023). He received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director and Best Picture for both films; the latter also won the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival.
Early life and education
Lanthimos was born in the
After completing his education at the Moraitis School, he studied business administration. He also followed his father into playing basketball for Pagrati BC.
Career
1995–2008: Rise to prominence
During the 1990s, Lanthimos directed a series of videos for Greek dance-theater companies. Since 1995 he has directed TV commercials, music videos, short films and experimental theater plays.
Lanthimos's feature film career started with the 2001 mainstream Greek comedy film
His sophomore project was the experimental and psychological drama Kinetta, which premiered at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival.[10] The film revolves around three nameless protagonists as they attempt to film and photograph various badly reenacted struggles between a man and a woman at a Greek hotel. The film earned mixed to negative reviews. Roger Moore of Movie Nation described it as "overtly navel-gazing, obscure to the point of suggesting obscurant. It’s a 95 minute exercise in minimalism, behavior studies, psychology and boredom."[11] John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter wrote a positive review he stating, "The standoffish debut holds some pleasures for patient viewers" adding, "Lanthimos enjoys provoking us visually...The camera’s gaze is as idiosyncratic as the visions the Driver tries to bring to life, but unlike him, the film seems satisfied with what it creates."[12]
In 2008 he directed a production of Natura morta in un fosso written by Fausto Paravidino at the Amore Theatre in Greece.[13][14]
2009–2017: Breakthrough and acclaim
His third feature film, a Greek psychological drama
Lanthimos's fifth film was the absurdist black comedy The Lobster (2015) starring Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, and John C. Reilly. The script for this film won the ARTE International Award as Best CineMart Project at the 42nd International Film Festival Rotterdam.[22] The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival[23] and won the Jury Prize.[24][25] Chris Nashawatay of Entertainment Weekly praised the film, saying that "Lanthimos' films aren't for everyone. They're deadpan and almost clinically detached. At times they feel like dispatches from a distant alien planet."[26]
In 2017, Lanthimos directed the psychological horror film The Killing of a Sacred Deer starring Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman and Barry Keoghan. It premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival where it competed for the Palme d'Or. Mark Kermode of The Guardian wrote: "As black comedy gives way to grand guignol, we are reminded of the tortured games that Michael Haneke once played upon his bourgeois protagonists and audiences." He also compared it to films such as Roman Polanski's Rosemary's Baby. William Friedkin's The Exorcist (1973), and Lynne Ramsay's We Need to Talk About Kevin.[27]
2018–present: Collaborations with Emma Stone
In 2018 he directed the
He then directed the
In 2023, he directed and produced the
His next project, Kinds of Kindness (2024), will see Lanthimos reunite with many actors he previously worked with such as Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, and Joe Alwyn and new collaborators Jesse Plemons, Hong Chau, and Hunter Schafer.[43] Originally titled AND, it is revealed to reportedly be an anthology film centered around three separate stories. The film will be released June 21, 2024 by Searchlight Pictures.[44]
Upcoming projects
Between 2018 and 2021 it was reported that Lanthimos was considered to direct the adaptation of The Hawkline Monster: A Gothic Western[45] as well as Pop. 1280.[46] In 2024 it was reported that Lanthimos was working on an adaptation of My Year of Rest and Relaxation together with author Ottessa Moshfegh. He was also attached to direct a remake of the 2003 Korean sci-fi comedy Save the Green Planet! with Ari Aster producing.[47]
Style and themes
Lanthimos is a part of a postmodern film movement known as the
Lanthimos's films often feature uniquely framed cinematography, deadpan acting, and characters with stilted speech.[49]
Personal life
While working as an actor and producer on Attenberg (2010), Lanthimos met and began dating the film's star, Greek-French actress Ariane Labed.[50] They married in 2013.[51][52] They lived in London from 2011 until 2021, and now primarily reside in Athens.[53][54]
Filmography
Feature film
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer |
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2001 | My Best Friend | Yes[a] | No | No |
2005 | Kinetta | Yes | No | Yes |
2009 | Dogtooth | Yes | Co-producer | Yes |
2010 | Attenberg [b] | No | Yes | No |
2011 | Alps | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2015 | The Lobster | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2017 | The Killing of a Sacred Deer | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2018 | The Favourite | Yes | Yes | No |
2023 | Poor Things | Yes | Yes | No |
2024 | Kinds of Kindness | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Short film
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
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1995 | O viasmos tis Hlois[c] | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2001 | Uranisco Disco | Yes | Yes | No |
2013 | Necktie | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2019 | Nimic | Yes | Yes | No |
2022 | Bleat | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Theatre
Year | Title | Notes |
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2002 | D.D.D | Theatro tou Notou (Amore-Dokimes) |
2004 | Bluebeard | Theatro Porta |
2008 | Natura morta in un fosso | Theatro tou Notou (Amore) |
2011 | Platonov | National Theatre of Greece[55] |
Recurring collaborators
Work Actor |
2001 | 2005 | 2009 | 2011 | 2015 | 2017 | 2018 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Steve Krikris | |||||||||
Tina Papanikolaou | |||||||||
Aris Servetalis | |||||||||
Angeliki Papoulia | |||||||||
Ariane Labed | |||||||||
Colin Farrell | |||||||||
Olivia Colman | |||||||||
Anthony Dougall | |||||||||
Rachel Weisz | |||||||||
Emma Stone | |||||||||
John Locke | |||||||||
Joe Alwyn | |||||||||
Willem Dafoe | |||||||||
Margaret Qualley |
Awards and nominations
Year | Title | Academy Awards | BAFTA Awards | Golden Globe Awards | |||
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Nominations | Wins | Nominations | Wins | Nominations | Wins | ||
2009 | Dogtooth | 1 | |||||
2015 | The Lobster | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
2018 | The Favourite | 10 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
2023 | Poor Things | 11 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
Total | 23 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 3 |
Actors' awarded performances
Under Lanthimos's direction, these actors have received the Academy Award nominations for their performances in their respective roles.
Year | Performer | Role | Film | Result |
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Academy Award for Best Actress | ||||
2019 | Olivia Colman | Queen Anne | The Favourite | Won |
2024 | Emma Stone | Bella Baxter | Poor Things | Won |
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor | ||||
2024 | Mark Ruffalo | Duncan Wedderburn | Poor Things | Nominated |
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress | ||||
2019 | Emma Stone | Abigail Masham | The Favourite | Nominated |
Rachel Weisz | Sarah Churchill | Nominated |
Notes
- ^ Co-directed with Lakis Lazopoulos
- ^ Also actor; Role: "The Engineer"
- ^ Also editor
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External links
- Official website
- Yorgos Lanthimos by Peter Strickland Archived 2016-04-05 at the Wayback Machine Bomb
- Yorgos Lanthimos at IMDb
- Yorgos Lanthimos at the Greek Film Centre's website