Kinds of Kindness, 2024

Director Yorgos Lanthimos and cast members Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons pose during a photocall for the film “Kinds of Kindness” in competition at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 18, 2024. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

Multi-awarded Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos’ new film Kinds of Kindness debuts this week in Greek open-air cinemas. This follows its premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on May 17, where Jesse Plemons, one of its protagonists, won the Best Actor Award.

Lanthimos’s latest feature, co-written with Efthimis Filippou, is a triptych fable consisting of three independent stories, each delving into themes such as power, loss, religion, cannibalism, and debauchery. The cast members portray different roles in each segment. The first story follows a man trying to break free from his powerful boss, while the second tale revolves around a man who suspects that his recently returned wife, who had gone missing, is an imposter. The final story centers on a woman tasked with finding a prodigious spiritual leader.

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Cast: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie, Hunter Schafer
Language: English
IMDB rating: 7/10
Production countries: United States, United Kingdom, Ireland
Where to watch: Cine Athinaia, Cine Aegli Summer Cinema, Cinema Panathinea, Elli cinema, Cinema Riviera, Cine War Museum (open-air), Greek Film Archive, Cine Paris, Athinaion cinema, Danaos cinema, Filothei Open Air Cinema, Aigli 3D digital cinema, Cine Amaryllis, Artemis Municipal cinema (Papagou), Cinema Aliki, Diana cinema, Cinemax (Kifissia, Aello, Nana), Mimis Fotopoulos Municipal Cinema, Village Cinemas (The Mall, Pangrati, Metro Mall, Rentis), Chloi cinema, Cine Alsos, Tria Asteria 3D digital cinema, Cine Lila, Trianon cinema, Attikon Grove, Aleka cinema, Laura Cinema, Cine Daphne, Cine Argyroupoli, Cine Flisvos, Flery cinema, Sporting Digital cinema, Philip Open Air Cinema, Cine Katerina, Cine Peran, Foivos digital cinema, Maria – Elena Onar cinema, Arian cinema, Options (Glyfada, Ilion), Ria cinema, Cine Galazia Akti, Korali Cinemax, Cine Nikea, Cine Cool Tymvos,  Sissy cinema (N. Makri), Alex digital cinema (Porto Rafti)

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, 2024

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, making its debut in Greece this week, serves as a prequel and spin-off to the original “Mad Max: Fury Road” (2015). It focuses on the character Imperator Furiosa, exploring her early life and how she became a formidable warrior in the post-apocalyptic world.

Kidnapped from the Green Place of Many Mothers, Furiosa falls into the hands of the warlord Dementus and his Biker Horde. As they traverse the Wasteland, they encounter the Citadel ruled by Immortan Joe. Battling for survival, Furiosa must endure and outwit these powerful adversaries to find her way back home.

Director: George Miller
Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke, Alyla Browne
Language: English
IMDB rating: 7.9/10
Production countries: Australia, United States
Where to watch: Cine Thision, Mikrokosmos cinema, Athinaion cinema, Aigli 3D digital cinema, Anesis cinema, Cine Pallini, Cinema Mpomponiera, Village cinemas (The Mall, Pangrati, Metro Mall, Rentis), Tria Asteria 3D digital cinema, Cinemax (Aello, Nana), Electra cinema, Galatsi cinema, Arkadia cinema, Cine Kipos, Foivos digital cinema, Sporting Digital cinema, Options cinemas (Ilion), Cinema Varkiza, Marilena cinema, Cine Selini, Cool Tymvos cinema

No Love Lost/La fille de son père, 2023

Étienne is barely twenty when he falls in love with Valérie. However, he soon finds himself alone with his newborn daughter, Rosa, as Valérie abruptly decides to leave them both. Sixteen years later, he has built a comfortable life with his new partner and now-grown daughter. Nevertheless, Rosa’s departure for art school brings back challenges from the past as both father and daughter embark on a path of self-discovery.

Director: Erwan Le Duc
Cast: Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Céleste Brunnquell
Language: French (the films is screened with Greek subtitles)
IMDB rating: 6.6/10
Production country: France
Where to watch: Stella Municipal cinema, Karmen cinema, Cine Varkiza, Cine Orfeas (Saronida)

The Animal Kingdom /Le Règne Animal, 2023

“Animal Kingdom,” awarded five times at the 49th César Awards, is set in a dystopian world struck by a wave of mutations that turn humans into animals. Despite François’s efforts to save his wife, she has been affected by this mysterious condition. As some of these creatures disappear into a nearby forest, François embarks on a life-changing quest with his 16-year-old son, Émile.

Director: Thomas Cailley
Cast: Romain Duris, Paul Kircher, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Tom Mercier
Language: French (the films is screened with Greek subtitles)
IMDB rating: 6.7/10
Production countries: France, Belgium
Where to watch: Cine Thision, Mikrokosmos cinema, Athinaion cinema, Aigli 3D digital cinema, Anesis cinema, Cine Pallini, Cinema Mpomponiera, Village cinemas (The Mall, Pangrati, Metro Mall, Rentis), Tria Asteria 3D digital cinema, Cinemax (Aello, Nana), Electra cinema, Galatsi cinema, Arkadia cinema, Cine Kipos, Foivos digital cinema, Sporting Digital cinema, Options cinemas (Ilion), Cinema Varkiza, Marilena cinema, Cine Selini, Cool Tymvos cinema

Tarot, 2024

Based on the 1992 novel “Horrorscope,” Tarot centers on a group of college students who, by using a strange Tarot deck, end up violating the sacred rule of Tarot readings: “never use someone else’s deck.” This causes an unspeakable evil trapped within the cursed cards to be unleashed, bringing each of them face to face with their fates as they race against the future foretold in their readings.

Director: Spenser Cohen, Anna Halberg
Cast: Harriet Slater, Adain Bradley, Avantika Vandanapu, Wolfgang Novogratz, Humberly González
Language: English
IMDB rating: 4.9/10
Production country: United States
Where to watch: Village cinemas (The Mall, Pangrati, Metro Mall, Rentis), Tria Asteria 3D digital cinema, Cinemax (Nana), Foivos digital cinema, Options cinemas (Ilion, Glyfada)

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The Athens Hispanic Film Festival has already kicked off, offering an array of Spanish-language films hosted in the open-air cinemas “Ellinis Cinemax Europa Cinemas” and “Aello Cinemax” until June 5. The films come with Greek subtitles. More information can be found here: https://fecha.gr/en/programme-2024/