25 Alternative 2011 TIFF Picks: Yorgos Lanthimos’ Alps

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#2. Alps

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos 
Cast: Aggeliki Papoulia, Aris Servetalis, Ariane Labed, Johnny Vekris
Distributor: Rights Available

Buzz: Lanthimos’ Un Certain Regard winning Dogtooth has charted a course towards the stars (I vividly remember the viewing experience back in Cannes) and there are bandwagon filled with cinephiles who are very much looking forward to seconds. Primed for a big showing in Venice, Alps is the Greek helmers’ third film and is closer in DNA to his first 2005’s Kinetta.

The Gist: Crawling over the internets for about two weeks now, THE 15 RULES OF THE ALPS gives us insight in character development during the screenwriting process. Think Mission Impossible from a very surreal, human perspective.

TIFF Schedule: Tuesday September 13 Isabel Bader Theatre 7:30pm
Wednesday September 14 TIFF Bell Lightbox 2 3:00pm

 

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society), FIPRESCI and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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