2011 · drama
Alps (2011)
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos1h 34m2011
A nurse, a paramedic, a gymnast and her coach offer a service for hire wherein they stand in for dead people by appointment, hired by relatives, friends or colleagues of the deceased, to assist with the grieving process.
Our read: Alps (2011) (2011) reads as a heavy, measured, surreal drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, measured, measured drama, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- measured
- surreal
- bleak
- cold
- signature
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