‘Poor Things’ Director Yorgos Lanthimos Says Sex Scenes Were ‘A Little Too Much’ for Some Execs When Pitching Film

In any year, some successful directors carve out artistic identities through a distinctive visual vocabulary, or by repeatedly mining particular themes. But it’s rare, even among highly acclaimed filmmakers, for a director to establish a new cinematic language. Yorgos Lanthimos is on his way to doing just that. The Greek-born director will be honored Jan. […]