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Finding Reality in the Fake: Director Yorgos Lanthimos on ‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’

Finding Reality in the Fake: Director Yorgos Lanthimos on ‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’

Director Yorgos Lanthimos discusses Killing of a Sacred Deer, in which he deliberately cultivates a skewed impression of everyday and cinematic realism.

Athina Tsangari’s ‘Attenberg’ Leaves a Pungent Impression

Athina Tsangari’s ‘Attenberg’ Leaves a Pungent Impression

Attenberg is not, strictly speaking, an enjoyable film, or even a comprehensible one. But it leaves a pungent impression you can’t easily shake.

Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Dogtooth’ Suspends Language to Explore It

Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Dogtooth’ Suspends Language to Explore It

By systematically abusing the language system, Dogtooth confronts the postmodern speculative dichotomy between reality and fiction.