DESCRIPTION
This video explores the visual connection between Yorgos Lanthimos’ films and his rarely discussed photobooks, breaking down how his photographic eye shapes the unsettling compositions, wide-angle distortion, deadpan framing, and surreal realism seen in films like The Favourite, The Lobster, and Poor Things. We compare still photography to moving images, analyze his use of space, bodies, symmetry, and emotional detachment, and show how his work blurs the boundary between cinema and fine-art photography. If you are interested in arthouse cinema, auteur theory, visual storytelling, and the crossover between photography and film directing, this deep dive breaks down why Lanthimos’ photographic practice is essential to understanding his films.