Κυνόδοντας (Dogtooth) (2009) re-considered
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8 September
Κυνόδοντας (Dogtooth) (2009) re-considered
In Κυνόδοντας (Dogtooth) (2009), Yorgos Lanthimos* horrifies far more when - by remembering - we know (roughly) where the film's going, how it unfolds, and picks up any clues or indications missed previously.— THE AGENT APSLEY #ScrapUniversalCredit #JC4PM2019 (@THEAGENTAPSLEY) September 9, 2020
* With regular co-writer Efthymis Filippou (through to Sacred Deer). pic.twitter.com/ghlVRdYw81
By contrast, nothing about a film in English per se required the overclunky exposition that The Lobster (2015) gives us :— THE AGENT APSLEY #ScrapUniversalCredit #JC4PM2019 (@THEAGENTAPSLEY) September 9, 2020
Yes, the opening premise may seem curious and novel, but the film does not operate on its own level, but only to take obvious side-swipes at society's norms.
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Unless stated otherwise, all films reviewed were screened at Festival Central (Arts Picturehouse, Cambridge)
