Yorgos Lanthimos

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Full Name
Yorgos Lanthimos
Born
September 23rd, 1973
Height
6ft 1in
Hometown
Athens, Greece
Net Worth
Estimated $10 million
Partner
Ariane Labed
Family
Yorgos Lanthimos was born in Athens, Greece. His father, Antonis Lanthimos, was a professional basketball player in the Greek Basketball League, while his mother largely raised him following his father's early death. Lanthimos has kept much of his family life private. He married French-Greek actor and filmmaker Ariane Labed in 2013, and the couple have collaborated on several projects. They have no publicly known children.
Top Movies
'Poor Things', 'The Favourite', 'The Lobster', 'Dogtooth', 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer'
Awards
BAFTA Award for 'Outstanding British Film', Golden Lion (nomination), Academy Award for 'Best Picture' (nomination), Academy Award for 'Best Director' (nomination), Cannes Film Festival 'Un Certain Regard' Prize
Fun Facts
Yorgos Lanthimos co-directed the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. ### His breakthrough film, 'Dogtooth', became the first Greek film to receive an Academy Award nomination for 'Best International Feature Film'. ### 'Poor Things' won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival before going on to win four Academy Awards, including 'Best Actress' for Emma Stone.
Related Actors
Emma Stone, Colin Farrell, Olivia Colman, Willem Dafoe, Rachel Weisz

Yorgos Lanthimos is a Greek filmmaker, screenwriter and producer whose distinctive blend of absurdism, psychological drama and dark comedy has made him one of the most influential directors in contemporary cinema. Emerging as a leading figure of the Greek Weird Wave with films such as ‘Dogtooth’, Lanthimos achieved international acclaim through acclaimed works including ‘The Lobster’, ‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’, ‘The Favourite’, ‘Poor Things’ and ‘Kinds of Kindness’. Renowned for his precise visual style, unsettling humour and exploration of power, identity and human behaviour, he has received multiple Academy Award nominations and is widely regarded as one of the defining auteurs of 21st-century cinema.

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Yorgos Lanthimos is a Greek filmmaker best known for directing 'Dogtooth', 'The Lobster', 'The Favourite', 'Poor Things' and 'Kinds of Kindness'.
'Poor Things' is Yorgos Lanthimos' most commercially successful and widely recognised film, although 'The Favourite', 'The Lobster' and 'Dogtooth' are also considered among his finest works.
The Greek Weird Wave is a movement in contemporary Greek cinema characterised by surrealism, deadpan performances, unsettling humour and unconventional storytelling, with Yorgos Lanthimos regarded as one of its leading figures.
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