George Lanthimos: Shooting on the Cyclades island
Since the Central Archaeological Council of the Ministry of Culture did not approve the request of the production company Eother or Productions “because the scenes proposed to be filmed in the monumental area are incompatible with the symbols it emitted and the values shown by the Acropolis« , The leading director George Lanthimos is said to have headed to the Cyclades island for the shooting of his new movie » Bugonia « .
George Lanthimos: Shooting on the island of Cyclades after « No » for the Acropolis
According to ANT1, the Municipality of Milos allowed the shooting to take place on the popular Sarakiniko beach, with the award -winning director allegedly changing the script to tie with the new location.
According to the broadcast of the TV channel breakfast, the shooting was completed on Friday, May 9th.
In April, KAS published in Transparency its official decision to shoot George Lanthimos on the Acropolis, stating that « the request of the production company EITTHER OR PRODUCTIONS for the granting of a cinema is not approved at the archaeological site of the Acropolis Acropolis at the April 10th. incompatible with the symbols it emits and the values of the Acropolis, and in particular the Parthenon, as an Ecumenical World Heritage Site, « refers to the text of the decision. »
80th Venice Film Festival – Premiere for the movie « Poor Things » in the Competition Department | Director George Lanthimos poses Reuters/Yara Nardi
In the announcement, the Council of the Ministry of Culture also proposed « to consider an alternative venue of the film, such as the hill of Pnika or Philopappou, in accordance with indicative instructions of members of the Central Archaeological Council in their placements, in collaboration with the city. »
« Bugonia », a remake of South Korean science fiction comedy « Save the Green Planet », is about two conspiracy friends who kidnap the senior chief executive of a large company because they are convinced that it is an alien who intends to destroy the land.
Jessie Plemers, who worked with Lanthimos in « Goodness Stories », also leads the cast along with Emma Stones, Eidan Delbiz, Stavros Halkias and Alicia Silverstone.
