Yorgos Lanthimos


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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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Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 46 wins & 99 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

A Lagosta Director
(2015)
Canino Director
(2009)
A Favorita Director
(2018)

Filmography

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 2019 Nimic (Short) (directed by)
 2018 A Favorita (directed by)
 2015 A Lagosta
 2013 Necktie (Short)
 2013 Venice 70: Future Reloaded (Documentary)
 2011 Alpeis
 2009 Canino
 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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It's really hard for me to talk about my films because there are a lot of things that are very intuitive and subconscious, things that someone can read that I'm not aware of. So sometimes it's so much better when someone else comes in and says, "I understand it this way." There's no wrong or right. It's just this thing that we put out there into the world, and hopefully each person will be able ... See more »

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It was the work of Andrei Tarkovsky and Robert Bresson that changed him from film student to director. See more »

Trademark:

Frequently co-scripts with Efthymis Filippou See more »

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