Cinema of Yorgos Lanthimos

From the critical and commercial fanfare his films generate it is largely understood that Yorgos Lanthimos is one of the more interesting filmmakers to have emerged out of the new century. A markedly transnational filmmaker between <i>Dogtooth</i>and <i>The Favourite</i>Lanthimos has managed to traverse the gap between the art-house and mainstream while not once sacrificing his unique style and worldview. His films while often difficult showcase his talents as a filmmaker collaborator and commentator on the human condition. Accompanied by a trademark acerbic wit Lanthimos's films take aim at humanity's more contemptible and absurd designs as he explores a thematic preoccupation with among other things power trauma isolation sex and violence. <br/> <br/>This edited collection covers everything from an early career that was marked by experimentation with a range of different media to international festival hits including <i>Dogtooth</i> <i>The Lobster</i> <i>The Killing of a Sacred Deer </i>and<i></i>the Academy Award-winning historical epic <i>The Favourite</i> Lanthimos's most successful feature to date. All his work demonstrates a fascinating contravention of aesthetic thematic and generic boundaries that forms the basis of some of the analyses to be found here. Featuring a roster of talented scholars both new and established <i>The Cinema of Yorgos Lanthimos: Films Form Philosophy</i> provides a timely compendium of critical approaches to one of the most distinct voices in contemporary film.<br/>