Thimios Bakatakis

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Thimios Bakatakis, born in 1970 in Athens, Greece, is a Greek cinematographer known for his work with director Yorgos Lanthimos. A graduate of the Hellenic Cinema and Television School Stavrakos. Like most of Lanthimos’ collaborators, Bakatakis knew him from a commercial advertising agency in the 1990s. He shot all Lanthimos’ films before The Favourite (2018), including Kinetta (2005), Dogtooth (2009), Alps (2011), and The Lobster (2015), each with a distinct visual style. His work extends to films like Attenberg (2010), Blind (2014), and Porfirio (2011), plus music videos and commercials. He also works as a theater lighting designer. Bakatakis received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) and contributed to Dogtooth’s Un Certain Regard win at Cannes 2009. He emphasizes unique shooting styles for each project.

Most Popular Thimios Bakatakis Trailers

Total trailers found: 28

The Lobster Trailer (2015)

15 October 2015

In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into animals and sent off into The Woods.

Dive Trailer (2020)

30 September 2020

A boy wanders around the wilderness in the island of Andros where he discovers another world that makes him wonder and contemplate.

The Killing of a Sacred Deer Trailer (2017)

20 October 2017

Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who presides over a spotless household with his wife and two children.

The Family Trailer (2015)

04 January 2015

In a dystopian past, a fugitive on the run discovers he's far from alone.

Hardcore Trailer (2004)

12 March 2004

Leaving behind a hard life with their families, two young girls end up in a brothel, fall in love and support one another against the adversities and violence of the night.

Dogtooth Trailer (2009)

22 October 2009

Three teenagers are confined to an isolated country estate that could very well be on another planet.

The Lodge Trailer (2020)

16 January 2020

When a father is forced to abruptly depart for work, he leaves his children, Aidan and Mia, at their holiday home in the care of his new girlfriend, Grace.

Time of Day Trailer (2018)

12 September 2018

Shot over the course of six weeks on 16mm film by Greek cinematographer, Thimios Bakatakis (The Lobster and The Killing of a Sacred Deer), the new rag & bone Films short coincides with the launch of the rag & bone Fall 2018 collection.

Uranisco Disco Trailer (2002)

01 January 2002

About a producer-director of erotic films and his mistress, a wannabe a singer, making a porn-musical.

Alps Trailer (2011)

01 September 2011

A nurse, a paramedic, a gymnast and her coach offer a service for hire wherein they stand in for dead people by appointment, hired by relatives, friends or colleagues of the deceased, to assist with the grieving process.

Venice 70: Future Reloaded Trailer (2013)

28 August 2013

Made for the Venice Film Festival's 70th anniversary, seventy filmmakers made a short film between 60 and 90 seconds long on their interpretation of the future of cinema.

Una Trailer (2017)

05 January 2017

When a young woman unexpectedly arrives at an older man's workplace, looking for answers, the secrets of the past threaten to unravel his new life.

Blind Trailer (2014)

28 February 2014

Having recently lost her sight, Ingrid retreats to the safety of her home—a place where she can feel in control, alone with her husband and her thoughts.

Keep the Lights On Trailer (2012)

27 July 2012

In 1997 New York City, filmmaker Erik bonds with closeted lawyer Paul after a one-night fling. As their relationship evolves through dysfunctional patterns, Erik struggles to negotiate his own boundaries while being true to himself.

Kinetta Trailer (2005)

22 March 2005

At a Greek hotel in the off-season, a chambermaid, a man obsessed with BMW cars, and a photo-store clerk attempt to film and photograph various badly re-enacted struggles between a man and a woman.

Attenberg Trailer (2010)

09 December 2010

Marina, 23, is growing up with her architect father in a prototype factory town by the sea. Finding the human species strange and repellent, she keeps her distance.

Pity Trailer (2018)

12 September 2018

The story of a man who feels happy only when he is unhappy: addicted to sadness, with such need for pity, that he’s willing to do everything to evoke it from others.

Chevalier Trailer (2015)

26 November 2015

In the middle of the Aegean Sea, six men on a fishing trip on a luxury yacht decide to play a game. During this game, things will be compared.

The Spectacle Trailer (2025)

27 November 2025

A young Roma boy is lifted into the light, only to find it fades in an unexpected way.

L Trailer (2012)

23 February 2012

The protagonist, aged 40, lives in his car and receives his family at fixed times. His employer is a rich narcoleptic who can’t drive.

PERFUMANIA Trailer (2025)

09 June 2025

In this offbeat and surreal comedy, frustrated playwright Mark becomes addicted to huffing perfume to conjure memories from a previous Italian summer vacation.

The Capsule Trailer (2012)

03 August 2012

Seven girls, a mansion perched on a Cycladic rock, a cycle of lessons on discipline, desire and demise-infinitely.

The Last Fakir Trailer (2005)

06 July 2005

An escape artist trying to escape.

Porfirio Trailer (2011)

30 December 2011

An adult male, 155 centimeters tall, of dark complexion; presents frontal baldness, regular eyebrows, brown eyes, wide nose, big mouth with thick lips, slight upper lip hair and big ears with free hanging lobes.

km Trailer (2012)

12 November 2012

‘A man. A woman. In a car. Fastened. Immobile. Blood. Silence.’ A suitably skewed short, from the team that brought us Dogtooth and Attenberg.

Cavafy Trailer (1996)

18 June 1996

An ailing, elderly poet reminisces about his life of unrest and homosexual urges.

Atlantic Trailer (2025)

13 September 2025

Over a spring Athenian afternoon, a teenage boy learns how to cry for the first time, as he and his girlfriend process his permanent departure from the city, and the end of their relationship and first-love.

In Search of Avery Willard Trailer (2012)

19 June 2012

In Search of Avery Willard iIlluminates the life and work of the groundbreaking, and mostly forgotten, artist Avery Willard — photographer, filmmaker, writer, publisher, leatherman, pornographer.