GREEK WEIRD WAVE: THE FILMS OF YORGOS LANTHIMOS

Known for his distinctly absurdist features, walking the tightrope between psychological thriller and pitch-black comedy, Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos burst onto the international arthouse scene in 2003. With the release of his latest film Bugonia, our Greek Weird Wave selection returns to our cinema.

Yorgos Lanthimos has built a singular cinematic universe, from the unsettling intimacy of Dogtooth to the playful audacity of Poor Things. Across his films, human behavior is examined with deadpan precision, as morality, desire, and power are twisted into strange, unforgettable forms. Each frame—surreal, meticulously composed, and often darkly comic—turns ordinary spaces into landscapes of quiet menace and whimsical invention. This selection invites viewers to trace the evolution of one of contemporary cinema’s most daring voices, where humor, unease, and visual poetry collide.