From the director of 'The Favourite' and 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer', 'Alps' is a weird and wonderful exploration of human psychology.
A nurse, a paramedic, a gymnast and her coach have formed a service for hire. They stand in for dead people by appointment, hired by the relatives, friends or colleagues of the deceased. The company is called Alps, lead by the demanding disciplinarian Mount Blanc. However Mount Rose, the nurse, fails to live up to his exacting standards and her behaviour with clients becomes increasingly erratic.
Serving up another cocktail of black humour, unsettling drama and delicious ambiguity, Lanthimos confirms himself as one of the most exciting emerging directors in world cinema.
★★★★ "Emphatically weird, watchable and niche" - The Scotsman
★★★★ "Loopier than a frog sandwich but rather wonderful" - Simon Crook, Empire
★★★★ "Splendidly icy" - Xan Brooks, The Guardian
15
93 minutes
2012
Drama, Cult
Greece
Greek
English
Curzon Artificial Eye