‘Kinds of Kindness’ Tells Three Different Stories

Describes as a “triptych fable” Lanthimos has put together three different tales in this anthology that marks his first contemporary feature since The Killing of a Sacred Deer. The movie follows a policeman who is alarmed after his missing-at-sea wife returns home and seems like a different person; a choiceless man, who tries to take control of his life and a woman determined to find a specific person with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.

Lanthimos previously described telling three different stories “with four or five actors who play one part in each story, so they all play three different parts. It was almost like making three films, really.” The movie reunites Lanthimos not only with frequent collaborator and Oscar-winner Stone but also with Oscar-nominated scribe Efthimis Filippou, who previously collaborated with the fame director on a number of acclaimed projects like The Favourite, Dogtooth, The Lobster among others. The two have a penchant for telling stories with quirk and strong themes, which is also reflected in the first trailer that introduces fans to a fun bright world with very relatable characters.

On the cast front Kinds of Kindness has an ensemble unlike any other including Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Mamoudou Athie, and Hunter Schafer, among others. With compelling talents all around, Kinds of Kindness is certain to have good performances, writing, and a grounded vision.

Kinds of Kindness will have its world premiere at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival and is scheduled to be released in the United States on June 21. You can check out the new image above.