A Stunning & Unconventional Historical Drama

Rating: 10/10 (7 January 2019)

Yorgos Lanthimos who is known to make movies about the dark nature of humans and the cruelty they can show towards their fellow people crafts one of the best movies ever. After his dark and depressing "A Killing of A Sacred Deer", Lanthimos tries his hand in a historical drama about 3 women of complex characters set in 18th century England. I don't to say anything about the film and I also wouldn't recommend you to watch the trailers, knowing nothing about the central plot makes you enjoy the film more. Firstly. the performances were terrific especially from Emma Stone, who delivers her finest performance yet. The production design, makeup and costumes were like they were straight out of the 18th century and you would forget about our current world. Robbie Ryan has done a great work as the DP and his close-ups were very impressive. Shooting the movie on film stock was the right decision. The original score of this film included many pieces by famous musicians and its perfectly fitting to story. This is Yorgos Lanthimos; best film by far and I hope the Academy recognizes his work.