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Alps (Alpeis)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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When the end is here the AIps are near
Alps is a mysterious and moving investigation into the process of mourning, a stunningly originaI follow-up to director Yorgos Lanthimos' Oscar-nominated debut, Dogtooth (2009).
An oddbaII group of four people (made up of two hospital employees, a gymnast, and her coach) form a secret society that sets out to ease the grieving process for those whose loved ones have died. For a fee they wiIl act the part of the missing family member - Iearning their hobbies and eccentricities - in order to help the customer accept their Ioss. As methadone is to heroin addiction, so are the Alps, as they calI themseIves, to the mourning process. But when the nurse known as Monte Rosa (Aggeliki PapouIia, also in Dogtooth) begins to attach too deeply to her subjects, their project spiraIs out of control into vioIence and confusion.
Winner of the Best ScreenpIay Award at the Venice FiIm FestivaI, AIps proves that co-writer and director Lanthimos is one of the most talented and provocative fiImmakers working today. |
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