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FILM DIRECTOR

Yorgos Lanthimos

1973 - Today

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Georgios "Yorgos" Lanthimos (; Greek: Γιώργος Λάνθιμος [ˈʝorɣos ˈlanθimos]; born 23 September 1973) is a Greek filmmaker. He has received multiple accolades, including a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for six Academy Awards. Lanthimos started his career in experimental theatre before making his directorial film debut with the sex farce My Best Friend (2001) followed by the experimental drama Kinetta (2005). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yorgos Lanthimos has received more than 5,142,257 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Yorgos Lanthimos is the 734th most popular film director (down from 713th in 2019), the 597th most popular biography from Greece (down from 584th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Greek Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Yorgos Lanthimos ranks 734 out of 1,581Before him are Emile Ardolino, Michel Audiard, Stephen Daldry, Harun Farocki, Sally Potter, and Claude Goretta. After him are Godfrey Reggio, Masoud Kimiai, Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, David Chase, Shinobu Hashimoto, and Jean-Pierre Mocky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Yorgos Lanthimos ranks 94Before him are Rose McGowan, Christian Horner, Essam El Hadary, Semmy Schilt, Ichiro Suzuki, and Sean Paul. After him are Gabriela Spanic, Verka Serduchka, Björn Kuipers, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Asia Carrera, and Tyra Banks.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Yorgos Lanthimos ranks 597 out of 936Before him are Theodoros Zagorakis (1971), Philoxenus of Cythera (-435), Tlepolemus (null), Phaenias of Eresus (-400), Pheidon (-700), and Dimitri Kitsikis (1935). After him are Louis Dumont (1911), Mohamed Sherif Pasha (1826), Eurymedon (-450), Spyros Markezinis (1909), Gregory VII of Constantinople (1850), and Lesches (-700).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In Greece

Among film directors born in Greece, Yorgos Lanthimos ranks 3Before him are Theo Angelopoulos (1935) and Costa-Gavras (1933). After him are Nikos Koundouros (1926), Şerif Gören (1944), Athina Rachel Tsangari (1966), and Phedon Papamichael (1962).

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