Step into the singular world of screenwriter Efthimis Filippou. Watch our conversation about his career, creative collaborations and approach to writing some of contemporary cinema’s most distinctive films.
On 28 October, we were honoured to welcome Efthimis Filippou to the Cinémathèque at the Théâtre des Capucins for a fascinating conversation about his work. The screenwriter behind Dogtooth, The Lobster and The Killing of a Sacred Deer by Yorgos Lanthimos, Chevalier by Athina Rachel Tsangari and Rosebush Pruning by Karim Aïnouz offered an engaging glimpse into his creative world.
From the possibilities of language to the delicate balance between humour and darkness, the discussion explored the distinctive sensibility that runs through his screenplays. With candour and wit, Filippou reflected on collaboration, the inspiration he finds in everyday life and the unexpected paths a story can take from page to screen. Questions from the audience rounded off the exchange, before the evening continued with a screening of Dogtooth.
Watch the full conversation below, in English with English and French subtitles.
Practical information & full retrospective programme available here!
I think you have to be extremely talented to make realistic cinema. So I make something very unrealistic, in order to show something very realistic.
Efthimis Filippou about the writing process of Dogtooth
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