#04. Alps
Director: Giorgos Lanthimos
Writer(s): Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou
Producers: Maria Hatzakou and Athina Rachel Tsangari (Attenberg)
Distributor: Rights Available.
The Gist: This is the story of a hospital night nurse who provides peculiar services to families that have lost their loved ones. She is part of a group called Alpis, whose members offer, for a certain fee, to replace the recently deceased in their random everyday exchanges with the mourning families.….(more)
Cast: Aggeliki Papoulia (Dogtooth) and Ariane Labed (ATTENBERG)
List Worthy Reasons…: The most bizarre, wackiest and fascinating films of 2009 re-introduced us to Greek cinema and a filmmaker we hadn’t heard of in Lanthimos. A stellar debut with Dogtooth means we are looking forward to his next offering — which I’m sure will continue in the same unique and obscure tone. Stars Dogtooth alumni and Venice-winner for Best Actress in Ariane Labed.
Release Date/Status?: Logically Lanthimos would be very much welcomed back to Cannes in 2011, two years after winning for Dogtooth.
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