Yorgos Lanthimos: The surprise at the Athens Film Festival and Emma Stone’s message in Greek

The Athens International Film Festival “Nyxtes Premieras” returns for its 31st year, filling the city’s cinemas with screenings until October 12. The opening ceremonial astatine the Athens Concert Hall past nighttime was particularly memorable, featuring the highly anticipated caller movie by Oscar-winning Greek manager Yorgos Lanthimos, titled “Bugonia.”

Lanthimos attended the premiere successful idiosyncratic and took the signifier to talk to the audience—bringing with him a surprise. Specifically, the manager played an audio message from Emma Stone, the prima and muse of the film, who couldn’t question to Athens. The twist? The connection was successful Greek.

“I privation to stock with you a precise peculiar endowment Emma Stone has. Although she doesn’t really talk Greek, beyond a mates of words, she knows the Greek alphabet perfectly and tin work immoderate text—even if she doesn’t recognize what it means. So, I wrote thing successful Greek and asked her to grounds it for us,” Lanthimos explained.

In the audio recording, Emma Stone is heard saying:

“Good evening. I would person loved to beryllium with you astatine the archetypal screening of Bugonia successful Greece, but unfortunately, the teleportation didn’t work. I privation you a large screening and a bully evening.”

The assemblage reacted with lukewarm applause and smiles, arsenic expected.

About the Film

Lanthimos’ caller film, starring Emma Stone, follows the communicative of two young men, conspiracy theorists who kidnap the CEO of a ample corporation, convinced she is an alien plotting to destruct Earth.

Watch the trailer