"Dogtooth"
From John Beifuss' blog thebloodshoteye.com.
I haven't seen "Dogtooth," which screens one time only, at 7:30 tonight (Friday, April 23) at Malco's Ridgeway Four, but based on what I've read and the stills I've seen, this odd Greek feature -- winner of the grand prize in the "Un Certain Regard" category for "original and different" work at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival -- has become my must-see movie at this year's 11th annual On Location: Memphis International Film & Music Fest.
"Dogtooth"
The film's synopsis on Wikipedia states: "A married couple and their three kids live at the outskirts of a city. There is a tall fence surrounding the house. The kids have never been outside that fence. They are being educated, entertained, bored and exercised in the manner that their parents deem appropriate, without any influence from the outside world. They believe that the airplanes flying over are toys and that zombies are small yellow flowers. The only person allowed to enter the house is Christina. She works as a security guard at the father's business. The father arranges her visits to the house in order to appease the sexual urges of the son." And so on.
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, the movie "walks a fine line between the sinister and the hilarious," according to critic J.R. Jones of The Chicago Reader. He concludes: "This is one you won't forget, though probably not for lack of trying." I'm sold!
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