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Yorgos Lanthimos

Yorgos Lanthimos was born in Athens, Greece. He studied directing for Film and Television at the Stavrakos Film School 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 ... See full bio »

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Known For

The Lobster
The Lobster Director
(2015)
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
The Killing of a Sacred Deer Director
(2017)
Kynodontas
Kynodontas Director
(2009)
The Favourite
The Favourite Director
(2018)
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 2018 The Favourite (directed by)
 2015 The Lobster
 2013 Venice 70: Future Reloaded (Documentary)
 2011 Alpeis
 2009 Kynodontas
 2005 Kinetta
 2002 Uranisco Disco (Short)
 1997 Despina Vandi: Deka Entoles (Video short)
 1995 O viasmos tis Hlois (Short)
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6' 0½" (1.84 m)
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[on the title of The Killing of a Sacred Deer] When we started writing the script and thinking about the story, we discovered there were some parallels with the tragedy Iphigenia in Aulis by Euripides, and I thought it would be interesting to have a dialogue with something that is so ingrained in Western culture. In life, there are people who come up against huge dilemmas, and the concept of ... See more »

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Began to pick up jobs filming different ballet and dance-related performances. See more »

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Focus on power dynamics in relationships See more »
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