17.11.11 Dogtooth Screening, Guest: Efthimis Filippou
Thursday November 17th 21:15
Cinema Lumière, Maastricht (NL)
Dogtooth, Yorgos Lanthimos, Greece, 2009, 96’, Color, English Subtitles
Discussion with Efthimis Filippou
Organised by Vasilis Marmatakis & *Latent Stare*
Efthimis Filippou is a screenwriter and freelance journalist. With director Yorgos Lanthimos he co-wrote the script for the film 'Dogtooth', a dark and comic allegory on family dynamics and adolescent sexuality. The film was awarded the 'Un Certain Regard' prize at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and received an Oscar nomination in the category ‘Best Foreign Film’. Their recent collaboration for their new film 'Alps' was awarded with 'Osarella for Best Screenplay' at the 2011 Venice Film Festival.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1379182/
