(*) A Conversation with Efthimis Fi lippou
In English | about 45’ | followed by a screening o f :
Dogtooth
Kynodontas G rèce 2009 | Yorgos Lanthimos | vostEN | 97’ | digital | Cast : Christos Stergioglou\, Michèle Valley\, Aggeliki Papoulia\, Mary Tsoni | 16+
► Prix Un certain regard\, Cannes 2009 \; Best Forei gn Language Film nominee\, Oscars 2011
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In an effort to protect their children from the corrupting influence of the outside world \, a couple transforms their home into a gated compound of cultural depriv ation. When the father invites a trusted outsider into their home their re ality begins to crumble\, with devastating consequences.
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« As harrowing as it is humorous\, Lanthimos' award-winning journey to a family's heart of darkness is unflinchingly detailed\, thought-provokin g fare. » (Empire Magazine)
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.« Horror and cold humor commingle i n Dogtooth\, whose screenwriters approach scenario construction l ike misanthropic social scientists planning an experiment -- one whose res ult suggests that governments might want to rethink policies allowing pare nts to home-school their children. » (The Hollywood Reporter)
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« Few movies convey such a deeply unnerving at mosphere in nearly every scene while simultaneously capitalizing on an abs urd black comic sensibility. » (IndieWire)
Org. Cinémathèque
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