Alps

A nurse, a paramedic, a gymnast and her coach have formed a service for hire. They stand in for dead people by appointment, hired by the relatives, friends or colleagues of the deceased. The company is called Alps. Their leader, the paramedic, calls himself Mont Blanc. Although Alps members operate under a discipline regime demanded by their leader, the nurse does not.



“Lanthimos ingeniously populates ALPS with one-dimensional characters, whose lack of complexity allows them to slip effortlessly into other people’s personalities. That is, except for Monte Rosa (Aggeliki Papoulia), a hard-working nurse who instigates an imaginary friendship with one of her patients that eventually leads her to take action without informing the rest of the team. Lanthimos drops a few hints about her background: a stagnant home life, a demanding father. Or does he? Who’s to say that this nameless father figure isn’t just another one of her clients? When a director has the ability to make you question your own perception, you know you’re witnessing greatness.”



Dimitri Eipides, Toronto FF