Barry Keoghan describes Yorgos Lanthimos as “the modern Stanley Kubrick”
Irish star Barry Keoghan recently discussed the directing prowess of Poor Things filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos, describing him as “the modern Stanley Kubrick.”
While reflecting on his experience working on Lanthimos’ The Killing of a Sacred Deer, the actor explained his unique directorial style while likening him to the prowess of The Shining director.
“He doesn’t want people to act. I remember his notes to me were like: ‘Stop acting,'” he told Sean Evans during his latest episode of Hot Ones. “I was like, ‘I’m an actor, you know?’ It’s all of a kind of rhythm.”
Keoghan added: “He watches behaviour, and it’s all kind of mechanical, and all stuff like that, but I had a great time working with Yorgos. I’ve seen him recently, he gave me a big hug. He’s brilliant, man. He’s like the modern Stanley Kubrick, I think.”
The Saltburn actor starred as the Martin Lang, a teenage who gets taken under surgeon Stephen Murphy’s wing after his father died a few years earlier.
While Lang initially appears harmful and childlike in the various ways he relies on Murphy and his family, a more insidious fate ensues when Murphy’s family begins to experience unexpected and unexplainable physical altercations.
Lanthimos’ style in The Killing of a Sacred Deer was praised for its ingenuity, with many citing its enigmatic atmosphere in creating spine-chilling tension throughout the film.
The director also recently released Poor Things, his thought-provoking drama about a woman whose resurrection sparks a journey of self-discovery.
In a four-star review of Poor Things, Far Out wrote: “The actual story is more than engaging enough, but with the aid of Robbie Ryan’s cinematography and genuinely Oscar-worthy production design, an expansive and mind-bogglingly original world of Victorian fantasia is brought to life and used as a vibrant canvas upon which to tell it.”
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