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Alps is a 2011 Greek-language black comedy directed and co-written by Yorgos Lanthimos. Its title refers to a secret service whose members impersonate deceased people for grieving relatives, following scripts and routines intended to reproduce the lost person's presence for a limited period. The film uses this unusual premise to examine mourning, substitution, and the instability of personal identity, and is for viewers interested in austere, surrealist European cinema.
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What is Alps about?
Alps is a 2011 Greek-language black comedy directed and co-written by Yorgos Lanthimos. It follows a secret service whose members impersonate deceased people for grieving relatives.
What does the service in Alps do?
The group follows scripts and routines designed to reproduce the presence of a lost family member or friend. Members temporarily perform the dead person's everyday behaviors for paying clients.
Who directed Alps?
Yorgos Lanthimos directed and co-wrote Alps. The film is in Greek and uses an austere, unsettling style associated with his early work.
Why is the film called Alps?
The title refers to the secret service itself, whose members use "Alps" as their group name. It does not primarily describe a mountain-travel story, but the strange organization at the center of the plot.
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