British Comedy Guide

Yorgos Lanthimos

  • 51 years old
  • From Greece
  • Writer, director and producer

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The Favourite review

Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone put in career-best performances in Yorgos Lanthimos' period comedy masterpiece.

Nikki Baughan, The List, 18th October 2018

Olivia Colman wins best actress award in Venice

British star honoured for her role as Queen Anne in Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos's quirky period comedy The Favourite. The film also won the grand jury prize, the festival's second-most prestigious.

Lin Jenkins, The Guardian, 8th September 2018

The Favourite review

Yorgos Lanthimos brings scabrous energy to this dark comedy of 18th-century court intrigue and Colman excels herself.

Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 30th August 2018

The Lobster: Bleak comedy runs through fearful future

Dystopian fantasies breed in such profusion on the screen these days that filmmakers are hard pushed to come up with anything truly weird. But Greek writer-director Yorgos Lanthimos has done it with The Lobster, set in a near future that has been colonised so comprehensively by the politics of family values that singles are viewed as a threat to be eliminated.

Sandra Hall, Sydney Morning Herald, 24th October 2015

The Lobster - video review

Xan Brooks, Henry Barnes and Peter Bradshaw review Dogtooth director Yorgos Lanthimos's new satire, set in a world in which single people must couple-up or risk being turned into an animal. The Lobster, which features an ensemble cast including Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Ben Whishaw, John C Reilly and Léa Seydoux, is released in the UK on Friday 16 October.

Xan Brooks, Henry Barnes and Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 15th October 2015

The Lobster -- film review

Yorgos Lanthimos's fim is an off-kilter marvel, combining romance, comedy and surrealism.

Danny Leigh, The Financial Times, 15th October 2015

Interview: Yorgos Lanthimos, director of 'The Lobster'

The filmmaker's skewed visions have made him one of Europe's most intriguing talents.

Danny Leigh, The Financial Times, 13th October 2015

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