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Yorgos Lanthimosis a master of the odd and absurd.
The genre-bending black comedy starring Emma Stone is nominated for11 Oscars, including Best Picture.
Below, check out EWs ranking of every Yorgos Lanthimos movie.
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For one, its nearly impossible to get your hands on.
Its a slow burn that fizzles out with little payoff.
Lanthimos expertly composes surreal scenarios that, while rooted in reality, feel like a window into another world.
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Their make-believe is far from an artistic practice; its a conduit for destructive dissociation.
After Martins father dies on Farrells operating table, he takes the boy under his wing.
But his condolences have huge ramifications when his family mysteriously falls ill one by one.
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Their only bridge to reality is a woman their father pays to have sex with his son.
Lanthimos' most disturbing work runs the gamut from incest to self-mutilation.
Papoulia (Alps) once again carries the film as the rebel sister, and her liberation is revelatory.
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Still, it’s Lanthimos who comes out on top with his first unequivocal victory for Greek cinema.
His seventh feature tied withRomafor themost Oscar nominations that year with a whopping 10.
The Academy was especially keen onOlivia Colman(who isnt?)
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Like many of thebest period pieces,The Favouriteeschews historical accuracyin favor of social chess in high society.
But, inevitably, Bella must also bear witness to injustice and reacquaint herself with suffering.
The movie is a feast for the senses, reimagining 19th-century Europe as acandy-colored steampunk fantasia.
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But the decadence never distracts from Stone, and how could it?
IfPoor Thingshas one fault, perhaps its that Lanthimos signature touch is swept up in the excess.
Thus,Poor Thingsis edged out of the top slot, if only by a hair.
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without sacrificing the oddball energy that makes his films so mystifying.
Set in a dystopia where romantic relationships are a prerequisite for societal acceptance (sound familiar?
There, we follow a potbellied Colin Farrell as he searches for love in a heartless world.
Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo in ‘Poor Things.'.Atsushi Nishijima/Searchlight Pictures
Even if the characters dont express much emotion, their connections are not rendered any less moving.
A swoon-worthy love story that (spoiler!)
culminates in eye-gouging may sound Shakespearean, but make no mistake; its a happy ending entirely Lanthimos own.
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