#lanthimos

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American film poster for the 2025 re-release of Κυνόδοντας Dogtooth (2009) dir. Yorgos Lanthimos. Art by Vasilis Marmatakis.

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poor things 2023 yorgos lanthimos

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Lanthimos, Y. (Director). (2024). Kind of Kindness [Film]. Ireland.

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Emma Stone dans “Pauvres Créatures” de Yorgos Lanthimos, 2023.

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just learned that elizabeth olsen could’ve been in yorgos lanthimos’ the lobster 😭😭

this is my villain origin story

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The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), dir. Yorgos Lanthimos

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The Killing Of A Sacred Deer's Greek Tragedy Inspiration Explained

The Killing of a Sacred Deer puts an unnerving spin on the Greek tragedy it’s based on. The first display of director Yorgos Lanthimos’ cerebral narrative style came in 2008 with Dogtooth, a disturbing look at the themes of control and manipulation, followed by the 2015 dark comedy The Lobster, which explored free will and personal relationships. With The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Lanthimos explores sacrifice and retribution with his dark brand of magical realism in his adaptation of Euripides ’ classical Greek tragedy Iphigenia at Aulis.

Due to its mythological nature, the tragedy of Iphigenia allows for flexible interpretations, but The Killing of a Sacred Deer does a great job at adapting the basic story and its themes. The movie’s title references the detonator of the Greek tale, as Agamemnon, King of Mycenae, finds himself forced to sacrifice his eldest daughter Iphigenia to Artemis, goddess of the hunt, after accidentally killing a deer. In Greek mythology, deer are sacred animals to Artemis, and no amount of earthly power is enough to bargain successfully with the deity. As Agamemnon loses faith in averting the inevitable, Iphigenia accepts her fate and agrees to be sacrificed, only to turn into a deer at the last second. Artemis, who has forgiven her father’s mistake, still takes Iphigenia with her.