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Dogtooth poster
Cinematographer Thimios Bakatakis ("Dogtooth") uses practicals to paint with golden light in intimate scenes and Sachs celebrates the music of Arthur Russell throughout.
Reeling Reviews • Jan 10, 2020
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Cinematographer Thimios Bakatakis ("Dogtooth") renders the movie with a warm palette that's particularly evocative during the bedroom scenes, when deep yellows appear to manifest the characters' state of mind.
Eric Kohn • IndieWire • Jan 28, 2012
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Key to the film's success is the mesmerizing work of Greek cinematographer Thimios Bakatakis, who also shot one of the more original movies of the past decade, Greece's " Dogtooth " (2009).
The Commercial Appeal
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Late Fame poster

On Sachs, rather than any one film

Like the work of Ira Sachs…
Wendy Ide, Senior international critic, Ben Dalton, Silvia Wong, Nikki Baughan • ScreenDaily • Aug 30, 2025
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On the films

A spectacular New York double feature with Peter Hujar’s Day.
AwardsWatch • Oct 2, 2025
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Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood poster
Directed by Ira Sachs, the talented brain behind Love Is Strange and Little Men, the coproduction casts Huppert as an actor declining in Portugal with husband (Brendan Gleeson), son (Jérémie Renier), pal (Marisa Tomei), ex (Pascal Greggory) and others.
Donald Clarke • The Irish Times • May 22, 2019
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Directed by Ira Sachs, the talented brain behind Love Is Strange and Little Men, the coproduction casts Huppert as an actor declining in Portugal with husband (Brendan Gleeson), son (Jérémie Renier), pal (Marisa Tomei), ex (Pascal Greggory) and others.
Donald Clarke • The Irish Times • May 22, 2019
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Vicky Cristina Barcelona poster
Meanwhile, their hostess Judy Nash (Patricia Clarkson, "Far from Heaven," "Married Life"), whom Vicky catches kissing a man other than her husband (Kevin Dunn, "Transformers," "Lions for Lambs"), believes that Vicky is going down the same unhappy path she has and tries to put Vicky back into José Antonio's path.
Reeling Reviews • Jan 10, 2020
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The Lobster poster
Cinematographer Thimios Bakatakis (“Dogtooth,” “Attenberg,” “Keep The Lights On,” “Blind”) provides one euphoric tableau after another: he’s a master of precise geometry (especially when shooting with long lenses) as well as natural and low-key constructed light.
Ray Pride • New City Film • May 19, 2016
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