Dogtooth

Film - 2009

8,8

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Dogtooth it's a movie with Christos Stergioglou, Michele Valley, Hristos Passalis, Angeliki Papoulia, Mary Tsoni Full cast. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Original title Κυνόδοντας, runtime 98 minutes. Genre Drama.

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Review of

Henri Floyd Lynch

Unpublished in Italy, Dogtooth tells a story of imprisonment, where fear for the world around us leads us to seek refuge in prisons that are not very gilded and yet reassuring. But what is the price to pay? And, above all, to what extent can the denial of reality work? A family, father, mother and three children, lives in total isolation inside their villa. In this artificial microcosm the experience of life is totally disconnected from the outside world, with the exception of the father, the only one who can leave the house, but, above all, the undisputed master of the fate of his loved ones. Supported by his wife, he raises his offspring, shaping a distorted universe, where planes rain from the sky and women give birth to animals. The manipulation is total and also includes language, children are taught that the rifle is a bird and the sea is a chair. However bizarre, the education imparted is anything but a nice joke and the acquiescence of the three young people contributes to strengthening the surreal character of the events, with the result of generating a persistent feeling of bewilderment in the viewer. Despite everything, the staging seems to work perfectly, but a force linked to the outside world will corrupt the unhealthy family balance...Dogtooth teaches us first of all that from a simple idea we can derive a work with multiple meanings and therefore capable of fueling curiosity of the public. The presence of the narrating instance almost dissolves in the flow of events, their genesis is unknown and what remains is their essence. From here comes the waltz of meanings, the search for which is left to the spectator. Among the various allegories, the criticism of contemporary Western society stands out most clearly, which if on the one hand is denied, on the other is faithfully reproduced in scale. The great transnational powers (the father) have total control of the system and with the connivance of the elites Read all

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Davide Bianchera

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Review of

Emiliano Baglio

In many religions, God is the one who creates things by pronouncing their name. Even The Bible begins by saying “In the beginning was the word. The word was with God, and the word was God.” Dogtooth opens with a voice on a tape recording listing the words to learn. The highway is a strong wind, the sea is a type of armchair and later the pussy will be a lamp, just as the text of Strangers in the night will change its meaning. In this case the power to give a name to things and therefore to creating the world belongs to the Father and the Mother. The three children learn the new names; Older daughter, younger daughter and son. None of them have a proper name, because this would mean giving an identity to these individuals by making them become people. The three children live confined in their parents' villa, they will only be able to go out and face the dangers of the outside world when their canine tooth falls out. If the parents are those who give name and therefore shape to the world, they are the divinities of this microcosm. The entire perception that the three boys have of reality is filtered through what is told to them. The distortion of reality becomes the means through which to control people. So the planes will be models that fly over the sky and can fall from time to time in the garden and the cat will be a ferocious animal that feeds on newborns and the outside world will be a ferocious place where, beyond the surrounding wall, their lost brother. The three boys live exactly as in Plato's cave myth. What they see are, in reality, shadows, but for them those shadows are the real world. The first operation that Yorgos Lanthimos performs in Dogtooth is to transform his third work into a Read all

Review of

Jojean Z.

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Dogtooth" (2009) is a compelling and provocative film that challenges social conventions and explores the limits of freedom. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, the film tells the story of an isolated family living in a distorted reality, controlled by the father who keeps his children in total ignorance. The narrative is disturbing and fascinating, with an illuminating exploration of themes of manipulation, authority and lost innocence. The bold direction and intense performances make "Dogtooth" an unforgettable cinematic experience , capable of stimulating profound reflections on human nature and family dynamics, a true masterpiece of contemporary cinema! Read all

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Three teenagers are confined to an isolated country estate that could very well be on another planet. The trio spend their days listening to endless homemade tapes that teach them a whole new vocabulary. Any word that comes from beyond their family abode is instantly assigned a new meaning. Hence 'the sea' refers to a large armchair and 'zombies' are little yellow flowers. Having invented a brother whom they claim to have ostracized for his disobedience, the uber-controlling parents terrorize their offspring into submission.