Cinematographer Robbie Ryan’s collaboration with Yorgos Lanthimos has always been defined by technical daring and dark humor, and “Bugonia” is no exception. In their latest project — a surreal sci-fi tale “about bees and a basement,” as Ryan recalls — the pair leaned into both analog imperfection and formal precision to create a visual world that feels unsettlingly alive.
That sense of unease extends to the story itself: “Bugonia” buzzes with eerie tension as Michelle (Emma Stone), a sharp-tongued pharma CEO, is kidnapped by Teddy (Jesse Plemons) and his cousin Don (Aidan Delbis), who demand she confess to being an alien. Held captive in a shadowy basement, Michelle’s ordeal blurs the line between paranoia and revelation on Teddy’s remote ranch, where his hive of bees becomes a haunting metaphor for control.
From the start, Ryan and Lanthimos were determined to push the boundaries of large-format film. They chose to…
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