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Kinds of Kindness (2024)

Film

DirectorYorgos Lanthimos

Meta takes5

Figures

Objects & symbols

The recurring use of extreme wide-angle and fisheye lenses → Haptic Visuality

Form & technique

The film's triptych structure → The Repetition Compulsion
The stylized, unemotional acting style of the cast → The Alienation Effect

Tropes

Raymond's absolute control over Robert's life in the first story → The Managed Body
Daniel's obsession with his wife Liz's changed identity in the second story
The transactional and rule-based nature of the cult in the third story → The Commodity Fetish

Films most connected to Kinds of Kindness

The Ballad of Narayama (1983) — via The Alienation Effect, The Managed Body
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) — via The Commodity Fetish, The Repetition Compulsion
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (?) — via Haptic Visuality, The Managed Body
Marriage Story (2019) — via Haptic Visuality, The Repetition Compulsion
Uncut Gems (2019) — via Haptic Visuality, The Repetition Compulsion
Death Machine (1994) — via The Commodity Fetish, Haptic Visuality
Parasite (2019) — via The Commodity Fetish, Haptic Visuality
Requiem for a Dream (2000) — via The Commodity Fetish, Haptic Visuality