Cannes Best film “Un certain regard”: Kynodontas, by Yorgos Lanthimos
26 / 05 / 2009
The film “Kynodontas” (Dogtooth) by Yorgos Lanthimos of Greece, won the best picture in the “Un Certain Regard” Category for 2009. Bravo to Lanthimos and his team.
Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos speaks during the awarding ceremony of the UN Certain Regard section at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 23, 2009. The film Dogtooth by Greece’s Yorgos Lanthimos was named best film in the festival’s UN Certain Regard section on Saturday.
Synopsis
The father, the mother and their three kids live in a house at the outskirts of a city. There is a tall fence surrounding the house. The kids have never left the house. They are being educated, entertained, bored and exercised in the manner that their parents deem appropriate, without any influence from the outside world. They believe that the airplanes flying over are toys and that zombies are small yellow flowers. The only person allowed to enter the house is Christina. She works as a security guard at the father’s business. The father arranges her visits to the house in order to appease the sexual urges of the son. The whole family is fond of her, especially the eldest daughter. One day Christina gives her as a present a headband that has stones that glow in the dark and asks for something in return.
Credits
- Yorgos LANTHIMOS – Director
- Yorgos LANTHIMOS – Screenplay
- Efthimis FILIPPOU – Screenplay
- Thimios MPAKATAKIS – Cinematography
- Elli PAPAGEORGAKOPOULOU – Set Designer
- George MAVROPSARIDIS – Film Editor
- Leandros NTOUNIS – Sound
Actors
- Anna KALAINTZIDOU – Christina
- Aggeliki PAPOULIA – Elder Daughter
- Christos PASSALIS – Son
- Christos STERGIOGLOU – Father
- Mary TSONI – Younger Daughter
- Michele VALLEY – Mother
2009 AWARDS
Feature films
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Palme d’Or
DAS WEISSE BAND (THE WHITE RIBBON) directed by Michael HANEKE
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Grand Prix
UN PROPHÈTE (A PROPHET) directed by Jacques AUDIARD
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Award for Best Director
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Award for Best Screenplay
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Award for Best Actress
Charlotte GAINSBOURG in ANTICHRIST directed by Lars VON TRIER
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Award for Best Actor
Christoph WALTZ in INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS directed by Quentin TARANTINO
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Jury Prize Ex-aequo
FISH TANK directed by Andrea ARNOLD
- BAK-JWI (THIRST) directed by PARK Chan-Wook
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Vulcain Prize for an artist technician, awarded by the C.S.T.
MAP OF THE SOUNDS OF TOKYO directed by Isabel COIXET
26 / 05 / 2009 | Tags: Cannes Film Festival, Europe, Hellas Greece, Lanthimos, ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ |
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