Alps (2011)
"Alpeis" (original title)

A group of people start a business where they impersonate the recently deceased in order to help their clients through the grieving process.

Director:

Giorgos Lanthimos

Writers:

Efthymis Filippou (screenplay), Giorgos Lanthimos (screenplay)

Stars:

Stavros Psyllakis, Aris Servetalis, Johnny Vekris

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Stavros Psyllakis
Aris Servetalis
Johnny Vekris
Ariane Labed
Aggeliki Papoulia
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Erifili Stefanidou

Storyline

A group of people start a business where they impersonate the recently deceased in order to help their clients through the grieving process.

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Taglines:

When the end is here the Alps are near.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

Greece

Language:

Greek English

Release Date:

27 October 2011 (Greece)

Also Known As:

Alps

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$2,628 (USA) (13 July 2012)

Gross:

$5,981 (USA) (27 July 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Haos Films, Hellenic Radio & Television (ERT), Faliro House Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Awful

Giorgos Lanthimos wowed critics with his somewhat entertaining freakshow Dogtooth a while back. This is his follow-up, and it represents all of the aspects of Dogtooth I hated and had none of the (very minor) strengths. It is, first and foremost, an enormous bore. The actual content of the film is negligible and it's absolutely full of pregnant pauses and unnecessary bits. What content there is is awful. It's a film about people who do things that real people would never do and acting ways people would never act. I frankly just don't see the point in any of this. The story revolves around a group of people (calling themselves the Alps) who will, for a fee, take the place of deceased loved ones. Like Dogtooth, there's a lot of nudity and humiliating sex, but there's nothing salacious or shocking here. It's all very clinical. About the only good thing I can say about the film is that Lanthimos definitely has a good eye for visuals. Really, though, I'd rate this as the worst movie I've seen from 2012 so far.