DOGTOOTH SYNOPSIS:

A controlling, manipulative father locks his three adult offspring in a state of perpetual childhood by keeping them prisoner within the sprawling family compound.

Brand New HDR/Dolby Vision Master by Boo Productions and mk2 Films – Supervised by Director Yorgos Lanthimos!

Graceful, enigmatic, and often frightening, Dogtooth is an ingenious dark comedy that won the Un Certain Regard Prize at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and an Academy Award® nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, propelling Oscar® winner Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things, The Favourite) to the forefront of contemporary cinema’s most ambitious young filmmakers. In an effort to protect their three children from the corrupting influence of the outside world, a Greek couple transforms their home into a gated compound of cultural deprivation and strict rules of behavior. But children cannot remain innocent forever. When the father brings home a young woman to satisfy his son’s sexual urges, the family’s engineered “reality” begins to crumble, with devastating consequences. Dogtooth punctuates its compelling drama with moments of shocking violence, creating a biting social satire that is as profound as it is provocative.

Restored in 4K from the 35mm camera and sound negatives by Boo Productions and mk2 Films at Asterisk* Post and I Hear Voices sound studio. Color grading by Gregory Arvanitis and Thimios Bakatakis. Digital sound restoration by Leandros Ntounis. The restoration process was supervised by the director, Yorgos Lanthimos.

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OUR FILM REVIEW

This latest offering of Dogtooth has a stable and very attractive contemporary quality to its image and audio - a tremendous upgrade for a lower budget feature from 2009. The dynamic range of the visuals is vastly improved, in native 4K and 1080p, and on a big screen, massive sections of the film look significantly better than other iterations. Color reproduction and balance are more significant too. All primaries look lusher, and all supporting nuances are better balanced. The HDR grade is effective. It expands the dynamic range of the visuals very well and preserves existing nuances in even the most challenging darker areas. 

There are two standard audio tracks on this release: Greek DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and Greek DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English subtitles are provided for the main feature. When turned on, they appear inside the image frame. For someone like myself that has never experienced this Yorgos Lanthimos, this Kino Lorber release is the perfect entry level for the feature. 

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SPECIAL FEATURES ​

• DISC ONE - 4K UHD

  • Audio Commentary with Stars Angeliki Papoulia and Christos Passalis

  • Audio Commentary by Film Critic Adam Nayman

• DISC TWO - BLU-RAY

  • Yorgos Lanthimos in conversation with Kent Jones (2019, courtesy of Film at Lincoln Center)

  • Interview with Yorgos Lanthimos (2009)

  • Deleted scenes

  • Trailers