Alps
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- Kevin Ward2 luglio 2025Catching up on the Yorgos Lanthimos films I’ve missed. Alps is another film with a slightly skewed lens through which it views the world. A group of individuals provide a service for grieving families by acting as substitutes for the recently deceased. It’s captivating in that very specific Yorgos Lanthimos kind of way where you have to parse out what absurd human behavior he wants to bring to the forefront. While it seems, at first, like we’re exploring grief, there’s actually very little attention or characterization placed on the grieving. The unique acting troupe re-enact arguments, conflicts, conversations, etc, all with prescribed dialogue recited in the patented Lanthimos deadpan. Much of what the film seems to be highlighting is how much of our every day lives (and even our intimate relationships) are just performative actions - actors playing a role in our own lives. The fact that the grieving go along with these absurd re-enactments, emphasizes that point. When the group isn’t substituting they all have regular jobs as well, which all have similarly performative aspects. One member has recurring conversation with a co-worker relating to who’s coffee mugs they use. One member is even a rhythmic gymnast that dances to music with a long flowing ribbon. Is the totality of life a performance art? The group often talk about who they’re favorite performers are—who they’d like to substitute for. But when someone suggests Prince (still alive at the time of release), the others emphatically state you can’t substitute for a living person, only dead ones. I don’t claim to understand everything Yorgos is getting at here. I do know that his films always leave me thinking about them for days afterwards, and Alps is no exception. There’s a truly brutal moment near the end of this film, that completely shocked me despite it being telegraphed much earlier in the film. Caught me totally off guard. If you like Lanthimos other work, particularly Dogtooth and The Lobster, I would definitely recommend this.
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Alps è stato rilasciato il 27 ottobre 2011.
Alps era diretto da Yorgos Lanthimos.
Alps ha una durata di 1h 34min.
Alps è stato prodotto da Yorgos Lanthimos, Athina Rachel Tsangari.
Alps è il nome di un gruppo di quattro persone (un'infermiera, un paramedico, una ginnasta e il suo allenatore) che offrono, dietro pagamento di un’elevata cifra, un supporto particolare alle famiglie che hanno perso i propri cari. In un clima di annullamento totale delle loro personalità, gli Alps rimpiazzano i defunti nelle attività quotidiane, ne ripetono gesti e abitudini e ne rinsaldano i legami con chi li circonda, in modo da non far pesare la loro assenza. Tuttavia essere parte del gruppo comporta il rispetto di rigide regole da seguire e un prezzo molto alto da pagare: se ne accorgerà l'infermiera, per la quale ritornare alla propria vita non sarà un’operazione semplice.
I personaggi principali di Alps sono Nurse (Angeliki Papoulia), Stretcher-bearer (Aris Servetalis), Coach (Johnny Vekris).
Alps è votato T.
Alps è un film Dramma.
Alps ha una valutazione di 5.1 su 10 dal pubblico.
Alps aveva un budget di 97.000 USD.
Alps ha guadagnato 15.292 USD al botteghino.