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Porque nós merecemos~

Expectation

Reality

It’s Winesday and you know what that means! Time to uncork a new bottle, turn down the lights and settle in for some mind-boggling frights! Tonight I decided to finally get my butt out to the movies and see Yorgos Lanthimos’ new film, The Killing of a Sacred Deer which meant I needed to also find just the right pairing to go with it.

Now, Lanthimos is known for his relatively bizarre take on film, with The Lobster being well known for it’s lack of adhering to normal laws of the natural world. Sacred Deer is no different. There’s a certain level of suspended disbelief needed to watch this film, but that’s not something I really have an issue with. The film does a great job taking the audience along it’s crazy ride, assuming that the viewer will jump right in and not think too much about the fact that the antagonist can presumably infect people with a fatal disease at will.

Personally, I loved it. It was weird, it was thrilling, and it reminded me in some ways of a more subtle Michael Haneke’s Funny Games (both the Austrian film and his scene for scene remake), another horror favorite of mine. I’ll definitely have a post on that one in the future, so stay tuned!

Wine-wise, I went with something light yet complex, opting for a Pinot Grigio, specifically Settecieli Pinot Grigio. It’s light, crisp, and not too sweet, just enough to cut through some of the oddities from Sacred Deer. The film is at times odd, funny, disconcerting and heartfelt, just the thing you’d expect from Lanthimos, and he does not disappoint. Definitely recommend!