Rent Alps (2011)
3.1 of 5 from 122 ratings
1h 30min
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- Synopsis:
- The story about a group calling themselves the Alps - a service providing stand-ins in for the recently deceased, hired by relatives, friends or colleagues to aid the grieving process - the film bounds from one uncanny set-piece to the next in a dazzling mix of black humour, unsettling drama and delicious ambiguity.
- Actors:
- Stavros Psyllakis, Aris Servetalis, Johnny Vekris, Ariane Labed, Angeliki Papoulia, Erifili Stefanidou
- Directors:
- Yorgos Lanthimos
- Producers:
- Giorgos Lanthimos, Athina Rachel Tsangari
- Writers:
- Efthymis Filippou, Yorgos Lanthimos
- Aka:
- Alpeis
- Studio:
- Artificial Eye Film Company Ltd.
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- Oscar Nominations Competition 2024, Top 10 Tennis Films
- Countries:
- Greece
- Awards:
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Reviews (1) of Alps
Alps - Alps review by LC
As a big fan of the director's later English dialogue films, I thought I'd go back and check out this earlier work, but unfortunately it didn't quite work for me. The central idea is typically offbeat, but there isn't a huge amount of narrative development over the course of the film, so it's all very one-note. It could be that I am missing some subtleties thanks to the subtitles (the stilted, almost wooden performances in 'The Lobster' and 'Killing of a Sacred Deer' add a lot to the strange feel), but whilst I can see hints of what was to come, ultimately this film felt a little underwhelming.
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