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Yorgos Lanthimos was born in Pangrati, Athens. He was raised mainly by his mother. His father, Antonis Lanthimos, was a professional basketball player who played for Pagrati B.C. and the Greece national basketball team, and was also a basketball instructor at the Moraitis School. Having graduated from the Moraitis School, Lanthimos went on to study Business Administration and played for a period in Pagrati B.C. He eventually dropped out and went on to study Directing for Film and Television at the Hellenic Cinema and Television School Stavrakos (HCTSS) in Athens. He has directed a number of dance videos in collaboration with Greek choreographers, in addition to TV commercials, music videos, short films and theater plays. "Kinetta", his first feature film, played at Toronto and Berlin film festivals to critical acclaim. His second feature "Dogtooth", won the "Un Certain Regard prize" at the 2009 Cannes film festival, followed by numerous awards at festivals worldwide. It was nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award (Oscar) in 2011. "Alps" won the "Osella for best screenplay" at the 2011 Venice film festival and Best Film at the Sydney film festival in 2012. His first English language film The Lobster was presented in Competition at the 68th Cannes Film Festival. Moreover, "The Lobster" was nominated for the (Oscar about the) Best Original Screenplay by the Academy and won Best Screenplay and Best Costume Design at the European Film Awards of 2015. His fifth project "The Killing of a Sacred Deer" was also presented in Competition at the 70th Cannes Film Festival where it won the award for the best Screenplay. His sixth feature "The Favourite" premiered at the 75th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Prize and the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for Colman. Lanthimos's newest film "Poor Things" is a science-fiction romantic comedy based on the same-name 1992 novel by Alasdair Gray.

Kinds of Kindness ( 2024) | IMDb: 0

Comedy , Drama

A triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.

Starring:

Jesse Plemons , Hong Chau , Emma Stone , Hunter Schafer , Margaret Qualley , Willem Dafoe

Directed by:

Eleni Micha Fleming , Alexander Armero , Sabapathy Nagarajan

Produced by:

Addie Elisabeth Thibodeaux , Nick Thomas , Yorgos Lanthimos

Poor Things ( 2023) | IMDb: 8.5

Comedy , Romance , Science fiction

Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.

Starring:

Emma Stone , Mark Ruffalo , Willem Dafoe , Ramy Youssef , Jerrod Carmichael , Margaret Qualley

Directed by:

Hayley Williams , Edoardo Petti , Dora Takacs

Produced by:

Daniel Battsek , Bela Kiss , Kasia Malipan

The Favourite ( 2018) | IMDb: 7.5

Comedy , Drama , History

England, early 18th century. The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah's cousin, Abigail Hill, resulting in a bitter rivalry between the two cousins to be the Queen's favourite.

Starring:

Olivia Colman , Emma Stone , Rachel Weisz , Nicholas Hoult , Joe Alwyn , Mark Gatiss

Directed by:

Toby Ford , Atilla Salih Yücer , Adam Byles

Produced by:

Corrine Millson-Crane , Calum Green , Jennifer Semler

The Killing of a Sacred Deer ( 2017) | IMDb: 7

Drama , Mystery , Thriller

Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who presides over a spotless household with his wife and two children. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin, a fatherless teen who insinuates himself into the doctor's life in gradually unsettling ways.

Starring:

Colin Farrell , Nicole Kidman , Barry Keoghan , Raffey Cassidy , Bill Camp , Sunny Suljic

Directed by:

Peter Wolf , Atilla Salih Yücer , Belle Francisco

Produced by:

D. Lynn Meyers , Emer O'Shea , Peter Watson

The Lobster ( 2015) | IMDb: 7.1

Comedy , Drama , Romance

In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into animals and sent off into The Woods.

Starring:

Colin Farrell , Rachel Weisz , Jessica Barden , Olivia Colman , Ashley Jensen , Ariane Labed

Directed by:

Owen Magee , Miriam Ferguson , Mike Hayes

Produced by:

Ceci Dempsey , Sam Lavender , Simon Arnal

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