Dogtooth

Brilliant, maddening, disturbing, irritating film. Something for everyone. Or no-one. Highly recommended. Or not.

I personally didn't like it, but it's worth watching.

Filme bacaninha, o roteiro é mais ou menos, o filme é meio perturbador, as cenas são malucas, o irmão transando com as irmãs, o pai junto com a filha e ainda teve outras cenas malucas, com tudo isso, eu nem sei se eu recomendo esse filme.

'Dogtooth' is certainly a Yorgos Lanthimos film! On the whole, I found this fascinating. It gets quite disturbing in parts, as you'd expect from this director, but all in all it is very good. The plot starts out difficult to read, though does quickly become clear and well portrayed. Christos Stergioglou is a perfect fit for his role, rather intimidating and controlling. Angeliki Papoulia, Mary Tsoni and Christos Passalis bring noteworthy performances as the children, Papoulia and Tsoni particularly stand out. It's not a film that is cast reliant, but they play their part. Looking back, it is quite a slow paced and meandering movie. However, that's basically only in retrospect because whilst watching I didn't actually feel that to be the case, which is a big positive. The film is wonderfully shot too, not that I expected any less having seen Lanthimos' most recent (similarly as great) releases.

It has some interesting things to say about power and control, especially those of parents, as well as the power of language and understanding. But it doesn’t really do anything with these ideas. It's way too slow to stay engaging and it doesn’t even really go anywhere. Oh, and it’s called a comedy in a lot of places, but it’s not really very funny. Unique and creative, for sure, but I wouldn’t recommend it.

Wrong title , it should have been " dofsh1t "

Dogtooth is sincerely disturbing, chilling, and hilarious without being hilarious, refusing to blink as it becomes increasingly bizarre. Everything is tightly controlled in service of creating discomfort - from the detached robotic way of talking, to the composition of each frame, to the performances, to the silence, etc. We hear you loud and clear, Yorgos!! A movie that definitely gives you a lot to think about. Quite a dance scene and some surprisingly awards-worthy barks. “Every dog is waiting for us to show them how to behave”

It is sad to watch, and on one point of the movie you ask yourself if it is so easy to control the mind and change the “normal meaning”, but i liked it’s a tought movie but still being good.

É um filme alegórico com muitas mensagens, que podemos extrair dos contextos e debater. Temos muito boas interpretações. Acho apenas que a edição poderia ser melhorada, e o fim não me agrada.

How, why, what...this film just engages on another level. Have watched it on repeat, the mundane but bizarre is enthralling for me.