https://thecineblog.com/tags/greece/ Recent content in Greece on The CineBlog Hugo en-US Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:00:10 -0500 https://thecineblog.com/stories/dogtooth/ Sat, 13 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://thecineblog.com/stories/dogtooth/ <p>When directing actors, the primary goal is usually to elicit natural, emotional, &ldquo;human&rdquo; performances. In <em>Dogtooth</em>, Yorgos Lanthimos does the exact opposite. To construct a horrifying portrait of a family living in an isolated, artificially constructed reality, he systematically strips his actors of natural human behavior.</p> <h2 id="the-trance-of-the-deadpan">The Trance of the Deadpan</h2> <p>Lanthimos directs his actors to deliver their dialogue in a notoriously flat, monotone, and deadpan style. The characters do not inflect; they do not emote. This verbal strangeness forces the characters to appear as if they are in a trance, perfectly reflecting their status as infantilized subjects who have been brainwashed by their parents&rsquo; authoritarian social experiment. They are repeating words, not feeling them.</p>