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I'm glad to hear someone discuss this film, even if it wasn't their cup of tea. I found it to be horribly unsettling...but didn't enjoy it as such... perhaps mission accomplished? Might even have another look to see whether the sound spoils things. Lobster left me very cold (in particular the dog killing). The Favourite was excellent though, period drama but paced and edited in much more lively fashion - and the dark humour is genuinely funny this time. Rachel Weisz owns that whole film :)
Maybe I just don't get the movie, but the strange, ultra-precise dialogue, the at times uncomfortable, but also beautiful camera angles could've really hit the mark if there wasn't always the "be scared now this is creepy"-music. I mean, most of the scenes later in the movie 'deserve' the creepy music but it's so overdone at this point that there's no impact left. Ah, well, can't always win.
The Lobster is on my list already but I haven't seen it yet - I will add The Favourite now, thanks. A good period drama always at leasts interests me.
Don't sleep on his non English films. Dogtooth is one of my favorites ( Be prepared for even stranger dialog), I also really enjoyed Alps.
Dogtooth was my first Lanthimos film, and probably still my favorite.