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"ALPS (A-) Dazzling formal freakout on nervy theme of 'substitution' expands on the absurdist comedy and compositional elegance of DOGTOOTH." (Guy Lodge, In Contention) "ALPS is great; a real puzzle but very rewarding. Another film to see cold." (Damon Wise, Empire) "I just bailed on ALPS after one hour. DOGTOOTH, ATTENBERG and this are, for me, all just the same nothingy nothingness. Blind spot?" (Neil Young, Hollywood Reporter) "Got gloriously lost in ALPS. Opaque, wicked-funny tale of bereavement gurus that puts the dead in deadpan. Smartest Venice film so far." (Xan Brooks, Guardian) "Brilliantly executed, Yorgos Lanthimos has managed to match if not surpass DOGTOOTH with his new film ALPS." (Kieron Corless, Sight & Sound) "Lanthimos gelingt damit einmal mehr ein ebenso irritierndes wie einnehmendes Generationsporträt." (Felicitas Kleiner, Filmdienst) "Result feels less innovative than its predecessors." (Boyd van Hoeji, Variety) "A truly original work and a masterpiece of contemporary existentialism, confirming Lanthimos as Europe’s most pertinent hope in an arthouse cinema suffocating in the alienation-boredom of Haneke et al." (Christoph Huber, Die Presse) "Shot with a brilliant understanding of widescreen composition, activating the entire space of the screen, ALPS has graphic, aesthetic confrontational power but fails to confront its own ideas." (Daniel Kasman, Mubi.com) "Ein kleiner, stiller Film im Wettbewerb läuft den großen Namen bisher den Rang ab." (Christiane Peitz, Tagesspiegel) "Zugleich ist ALPIS eine kluge Reflexion über Realismus im Kino, dessen Geschlossenheit er unentwegt aufbricht." (Dominik Kamalzadeh, Der Standard) "There were some, too, who were waving the flag for ALPS, which, despite its bold attitude, is familiar and not as pleasurable or stimulating as DOGTOOTH." (Dave Calhoun, Time Out London)