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      Yorgos Lanthimos

      Yorgos Lanthimos

      Highest Rated: 93% The Favourite (2018)

      Lowest Rated: 17% Kinetta (2005)

      Birthday: May 27, 1973

      Birthplace: Athens, Greece

      Born in Athens, Greece in 1973, Yorgos Lanthimos briefly studied business and played professional basketball before he turned to study film in his hometown. Although there were very few Greek films being made, Lanthimos managed to find work behind the camera as a commercial director. He co-directed his first feature, a comedy called "My Best Friend" (2001), but the mainstream sensibility didn't suit his style. "Kinetta" (2005) was his first solo directing effort, and his unique style and framing earned the film entry into international festivals in Berlin and Toronto. His aesthetic was on full display in "Dogtooth" (2009), a drama about a family that has withdrawn from the outside world. The film earned the Un Certain Regard Award at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Lanthimos' next film "Alps" (2011) wasn't met with the same regard, but his first English language film, "The Lobster" (2015), cemented his reputation as a wholly unique auteur. The film won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and Lanthimos was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. His follow up, the thoughtful psychological thriller "The Killing of a Sacred Deer" (2017) starring Nicole Kidman didn't have as much success, but again Lanthimos bounced back with his most high profile project to date. "The Favourite" (2018) won the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival and was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.

      Highest rated movies

      78% Attenberg

      Photos

      Yorgos Lanthimos THE FAVOURITE, FAR LEFT: CINEMATOGRAPHER ROBBIE RYAN; CENTER FROM LEFT: DIRECTOR YORGOS LANTHIMOS, OLIVIA COLMAN, ON SET, 2018. PH: ATSUSHI NISHIJIMA/TM & COPYRIGHT © FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THE FAVOURITE, (FROM LEFT): DIRECTOR YORGOS LANTHIMOS, JAMES SMITH, RACHEL WEISZ, ON SET, 2018. PH: ATSUSHI NISHIJIMA/TM & COPYRIGHT © FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THE FAVOURITE, CENTER, FROM LEFT: EMMA STONE, DIRECTOR YORGOS LANTHIMOS, ON-SET, 2018. PHOTO: ATSUSHI NISHIJIMA/TM & COPYRIGHT © FOX SEACHLIGHT PICTURES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Yorgos Lanthimos, Rachel Weisz at arrivals for THE LOBSTER Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival 2015, Princess of Wales Theatre, Toronto, ON September 11, 2015. Photo By: Gregorio Binuya/Everett Collection

      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      77% No Score Yet Kinds of Kindness Director,
      Screenwriter,
      Producer
      - 2024
      92% 79% Poor Things Director,
      Producer
      $34.5M 2023
      No Score Yet 88% Nimic Director,
      Screenwriter
      - 2019
      93% 70% The Favourite Director,
      Producer
      $34.2M 2018
      79% 63% The Killing of a Sacred Deer Director,
      Screenwriter,
      Producer
      $2.3M 2017
      87% 65% The Lobster Director,
      Screenwriter,
      Producer
      $9.1M 2015
      75% 51% Alps Director,
      Screenwriter,
      Producer
      $8.6K 2011
      78% 53% Attenberg Engineer (Character),
      Producer
      $23.8K 2010
      93% 76% Dogtooth Director,
      Screenwriter,
      Film Editing
      $110.2K 2009
      17% 21% Kinetta Director - 2005

      TV

      Credit
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter Guest 2019