Lanthimos’s films live and die by their concepts—or gimmicks, depending on your outlook.
The festival is a place for encountering first-time visions as well as catching up with established artists.
The Dream of Eleuteria is the sort of film that one expects to discover at the Viennale.
A Golden Novak Djokavic, in recognition of otherworldly improvement in 2011, goes to Yorgos Lanthimos for Alps.